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12 godz. temu · The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant modifications are the folding main rotor blades and a hinged tail to reduce its footprint aboard ships. The U.S. Navy acquired H-60 helicopters under the model ...
12 godz. temu · Africa seen by the Apollo 17 crew in 1972. Afri was a Latin name used to refer to the inhabitants of what was then known as northern Africa, located west of the Nile river, and in its widest sense referring to all lands south of the Mediterranean, also known as Ancient Libya. [31] [32] This name seems to have originally referred to a native Libyan tribe, an ancestor of modern Berbers; see ...
12 godz. temu · Brazil, [b] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, [c] is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous.Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo.Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District.It is the only country in the Americas where ...
12 godz. temu · The Maurya Empire ( Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂, Māgadhe[ 20]) was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha (present day Bihar ). It was the fourth ruling dynasty of Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. [ 21]
12 godz. temu · Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while ...
12 godz. temu · Via Rail Canada Inc. (reporting mark VIA) (/ ˈ v iː ə /), operating as Via Rail or Via (stylized as VIA Rail), is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. As of December 2023, Via Rail operates 406 trains per week across eight Canadian provinces and 12,500 kilometres (7,800 mi) of track, 97 percent of which is owned and maintained ...
12 godz. temu · The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly ...
