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21Seafaring and History in the English Channel — ▪ 1995 Introduction by Nigel Calder Queen Victoria welcomed an early proposal for a tunnel under the English Channel in the name of all the ladies in England. Nearly 140 years later the tunnel is open, and its top selling point is still the …
222011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami — 2011 Miyagi earthquake redirects here. For the aftershock that occurred on 7 April, see April 2011 Miyagi earthquake. 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 東日本大震災 An aerial view of damage in the Tōhoku region with black smoke coming from the Nippon… …
23Effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina — Infobox Hurricane Impact Name=Hurricane Isabel Type=hurricane Year=2003 Basin=Atl Image location=Hurricane Isabel 18 sept 2003 1555Z.jpg North Carolina s Outer Banks Date=September 18, 2003 1 min winds=90 Gusts= Da Fatalities=1 direct, 2 indirect …
24Hurricane Bob — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Bob Image location=Hurricane Bob 19 aug 1991 1226Z.jpg Type=hurricane Year=1991 Basin=Atl Formed=August 16, 1991 Dissipated=August 29, 1991 1 min winds=100 Pressure=950 Da Inflated=0 Fatalities=10 direct, 10… …
25World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …
26china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
27China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
28United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
29Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
30Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
