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21Dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the United States — The Dawn to dusk transcontinental flight across the United States was a pioneering aviation record established June 23, 1924. It marked the first crossing of the North American continent within the hours of daylight. The record was set by 1st Lt …
22Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
23US Airways — IATA US ICAO AWE Callsign CACTUS …
24logistics — /loh jis tiks, leuh /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. the branch of military science and operations dealing with the procurement, supply, and maintenance of equipment, with the movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel, with the …
25technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
26Continental Airlines — Not to be confused with Continental Airways, a low cost airline in Russia. Continental Airlines IATA CO …
27Aerial refueling — A C 17 Globemaster refuels through the boom of a Boeing KC 135 Stratotanker …
28de Havilland Mosquito — DH.98 Mosquito The Mosquito B Mk XVI ML963 of 571 Squadron this aircraft was lost on an operation to Berlin in April 1945 …
29Delta Air Lines — Delta Air redirects here. For the defunct German airline, see DBA (airline). Delta Air Lines IATA DL ICAO …
30international 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… …
