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2016-01-10

2016-01-10

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Supersonic Low Altitude Missile
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Supersonic Low Altitude Missile

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The Supersonic Low Altitude Missile or SLAM was a U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons project conceived around 1955, and cancelled in 1964. SLAMs were conceived of as unmanned nuclear-powered ramjets capable of delivering thermonuclear warheads deep into enemy territory. The development of ICBMs in the 1950s rendered the co…

Bruce Kingsbury
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Bruce Kingsbury
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Bruce Steel Kingsbury, VC was an Australian soldier of the Second World War. Serving initially in the Middle East, he la…

Pepper Ann
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Pepper Ann
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Pepper Ann is an American animated sitcom created by Sue Rose and aired on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC. It firs…

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On This Day

10 events
2007
2007_Guinean_general_strike
A general strike began in Guinea as an attempt to force President Lansana Conté to resign, eventually resulting in the appointment of two new prime ministers.
1993
Braer_Storm
The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.
1985
Clive_Sinclair
Sir Clive Sinclair launched the Sinclair C5 personal electric vehicle (pictured), "one of the great marketing bombs of postwar British industry", which later became a cult collectable despite its commercial failure.
1946
United_Nations_General_Assembly
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 51 member states.
1946
First_session_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in London with representatives from the original 51 member states.
1941
Greco-Italian_War
Greco-Italian War: The Greek army captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania.
1929
Tintin_in_the_Land_of_the_Soviets
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation.
1927
Science_fiction
The science fiction film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, was released in Germany.
1923
Klaipėda_Region
Lithuanian residents of the Klaipėda Region began a revolt, ahead of a League of Nations decision on their future which they expected to be against their interest.
1917
Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months.

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