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1 day ago · Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was a member of the Democratic Party and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms.
- Herbert H. Lehman
- Woodrow Wilson
1 day ago · First launch: February 22, 1978; 46 years ago () Total launches: 75: Orbital characteristics; Regime(s) 6 MEO planes: Orbital height: 20,180 km (12,540 mi) Orbital period: 1 ⁄ 2 sd or 11 hours and 58 minutes: Revisit period: 1 sidereal day: Other details; Cost: $12 billion (initial constellation) $1.84 billion per year (2023) (operating cost ...
- United States
- Military, civilian
- Operational
- US Space Force
1 day ago · Robert Strange McNamara ( / ˈmæknəmærə /; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He remains the longest-serving secretary of defense, having remained in office ...
- 1940–1946
- 3, including Craig
1 day ago · Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an ...
1 day ago · The Wehrmacht re-established its sniper training in 1942, drastically increasing the number of snipers per unit with the creation of an additional 31 sniper training companies by 1944. German snipers were at the time the only snipers in the world issued with purpose-manufactured sniping ammunition, known as the 'effect-firing' sS round. [65]
- Military / Law enforcement
1 day ago · Diver looking at a shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea. Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. [1] The name scuba is an anacronym for "Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus" and was ...
1 day ago · The Road to Coronation Street. Coronation Street (colloquially referred to as Corrie) is a British television soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. [2] The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced street in the fictional Weatherfield, a town based on inner-city Salford, England.
