The U.S. Navy’s first aircraft carrier, the Langley, is sunk by Japanese warplanes (with a little help from U.S. destroyers), and all of its 32 aircraft are lost.The Langley was launched in 1912 as the naval collier (coal transport ship) Jupiter. After World War I, the Jupiter was converted into the Navy’s first aircraft carrier and rechristened the Langley, after aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley.
The Interpretation Center of Nuevo Baztán presents “The stamp at the service of Illustrated Spain”, an exhibition that analyzes the use of engraving in the 18th century to promote a change in the country's image and the normalization of aesthetics and artistic taste The illustrated people of the second half of the 18th century made a new Spain known in Europe through engraving.
Despite their small size, the anatomical features of the animals were made in great detail, said the lead archaeologist of the research.A group of archaeologists from Poland found two clay figurines during an excavation in Maszkowice, in the south of the country. pig-shaped more than 3.
A group of scientists from the University of Miami (USA) have explored with modern laser technology a Mayan stone road of 100 kilometers that 13 centuries ago, connected the ancient cities of Cobá and Yaxuná in the Yucatan Peninsula. study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, is the first investigation of the Mayan 'highway' with 'LiDAR' technology, consisting of a laser that deeply scans the ground even through thick vegetation, revealing the topography of the terrain, thus like any artificial feature.
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Pocohontos protecting Captain SmithIn the spring of 1608, Captain John Smith, who was a natural leader, took control of the settlement. Smith overcame one of the major problems of the settlement, the unwillingness of many of the noblemen to work. He made a simple rule: no work ... no food.Smith spent time scouting for food, and on one of those missions, one of the greatest stories in American history took place.
Short of secession, nullification is the most extreme position of the states& 39; rights philosophy. This view is an extension of Jefferson& 39;s belief in the supremacy of individual and states& 39; rights over federal governmental powers.The nullification concept was first raised by the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions in 1798-99 in reaction to the Alien and Sedition Acts.
