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13 hours ago · Robert Strange McNamara (/ ˈ m æ k n ə m ær ə /; 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.
- 1940–1946
- 3, including Craig
13 hours ago · Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; July 15, 1951) is an American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler.After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003.
- 1969–1975
- Independent (1969–1998, 2003–2020, 2020–present)
13 hours ago · The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence on foreign nationals in support of its Five Eyes partners.
- 3,644
- Single Intelligence Account £3.711 billion (2021–22)
- 4 July 1909; 114 years ago
13 hours ago · He had escalated U.S. commitment so by late 1967 over 500,000 American soldiers were fighting in Vietnam. Draftees made up 42 percent of the military in Vietnam, but suffered 58% of the casualties, as nearly 1000 Americans a month were killed, and many more were injured. But resistance to the war rose as success seemed ever out of reach.
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13 hours ago · The airport covers 5,200 acres or 21 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi). [6] [173] Over 25 miles (40 km) of paved taxiways allow aircraft to move around the airfield. [ citation needed ] The standard width of these taxiways is 75 feet (23 m), with 25 feet (7.6 m) heavy-duty shoulders and 25-foot (7.6 m) erosion control pavement on each side.
- 13 ft / 4 m
- New York metropolitan area
- 55,175,249
13 hours ago · The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda.From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–45,000, consisting of land forces and an air wing.
13 hours ago · In October 1987, at the Plenary Session of the National People's Congress, Deng was re-elected as Chairman of the Central Military Commission, but he resigned as Chairman of the Central Advisory Commission and was succeeded by Chen Yun. Deng continued to chair and develop the reform and opening up as the main policy, and he advanced the three ...
