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111USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717) — was a Gearing class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Theodore E. Chandler. Theodore E. Chandler was laid down on 23 April 1945 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding… …
112petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …
113Presidential Unit Citation (United States) — Presidential Unit Citation Army and Air Force P.U.C …
114performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
115Right- and left-hand traffic —   countries with right hand traffic …
116USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) — The fourth USS Ticonderoga (CV 14/CVA 14/CVS 14) of the United States Navy was an aircraft carrier.The ship was laid down as Hancock on 1 February 1943 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co.; renamed Ticonderoga… …
117Industrial Review — ▪ 1994 Introduction The period since 1990 was proving a difficult time for the older industrialized economies, which had suffered from prolonged recession at home, and also for the previously centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe… …
118USS Wichita (AOR-1) — was the lead ship of the Wichita class replenishment oilers. She was the second ship to be named for the city of Wichita, Kansas.The second Wichita (AOR 1) was laid down on 16 June 1966 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the General Dynamics Quincy… …
119international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
120mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application …
