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Titan IIIB was the collective name for a number of derivatives of the Titan IIICBM and Titan IIIlaunch vehicle, modified by the addition of an Agena upper stage. It consisted of four separate rockets. The Titan 23B was a basic Titan II with an Agena upper stage, and the Titan […]

John J. McMahon (April 22, 1875 – September 8, 1958)[1] was an American architect who even today remains highly regarded for his churches, schools and other buildings for Catholic clients in Connecticut, especially Hartford and New Haven. John J. McMahon St. Michael Church, Hartford, ConnecticutDwyer and McMahon architects Born 1875 […]

Anna Maria Jarvis (May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948) was the founder of Mother’s Day in the United States. Her mother had frequently expressed a desire for the establishment of such a holiday, and after her mother’s death, Jarvis led the movement for the commemoration. However, as the years […]

Jon-Adrian Velazquez was an inmate in the maximum security Sing-Sing prison in New York who was serving a 25 years to life sentence after being convicted of the 1998 murder of a retired police officer. His case garnered considerable attention from the media ten years after his conviction, due to […]

Thomas William Ludlow “Lud” Ashley (January 11, 1923 – June 15, 2010) was an American businessman and politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1955 to 1981.[1] American businessman and politician (1923–2010) For other people named Thomas Ashley, see Thomas Ashley (disambiguation). Thomas […]

Maruša Štangar (born 31 January 1998) is a Slovenian judoka. She competed at the World Judo Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Slovenian judoka Maruša Štangar Personal information Born (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 23) Occupation Judoka Sport Country Slovenia Sport Judo Weight class 48 kg Medal record Women’s judo Representing  Slovenia […]

Panadiplon (U-78875) is an anxiolytic drug with a novel chemical structure that is not closely related to other drugs of this type. It has a similar pharmacological profile to the benzodiazepine family of drugs, but with mainly anxiolytic properties and relatively little sedative or amnestic effect, and so is classified […]

Sarah Kirsch (German: [ˈzaː.ʁa ˈkɪʁʃ] (listen); 16 April 1935 – 5 May 2013) was a German poet.[1] German poet This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (December 2014)Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the German article. Machine translation […]

The 455 series (455系, 455-kei) is a Japanese dual-voltage (1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC 50 Hz) electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on express services in 1965 and later operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), West Japan Railway Company (JR-West), and […]

Taranaki is a region of the North Island of New Zealand that is dominated by its volcanic mountain, (Mount) Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The volcano has formed a gently sloping semi-circular coastal plain on its western side and a wide plain of rich farm land in the east […]