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- 31: D-day
- ... brought in to provide heavy bombardment of the Atlantic Wall fortifications. Special armoured vehicles (amphibious tanks, bulldozer tanks, mine-clearing tanks and flame-throwing tanks) were designed to support the assault troops during the attack. D-Day The landing operation began during the night of 5th to 6th June when three airborne divisions were dropped on either flank of the front. The paratroops' mission was to capture certain keypoints (the Merville battery ... daring assault. Meanwhile, between 0630 and 0730 hours, 135,000 men and roughly 20,000 vehicles were brought in by sea on five landing beaches as planned. Although the objectives fixed for the evening of D-Day (Caen, Bayeux, Isigny, Carentan), were not achieved, overall the operation was a success. Except at Omaha Beach (Colleville-Saint-Laurent-Vierville) where despite a show of extraordinary courage from the Americans the beachhead ...
- 32: The Brady Bill
- ... control advocates in their way toward even stricter gun control legislation in the future. Gun Rights vs. Gun Control The Brady bill, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, was first introduced by Edward F. Feighan (D-OH) in the House of the100th Congress as HR975 on February 4, 1987. The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee, and the debate began. Throughout the debate on the Brady bill, there was always ... from its first introduction to the Congress, the Brady bill was reintroduced to the House in the 102nd Congress as HR 7 on January 3, 1991, sponsored by 76 representatives including Feighan, William J Hughes (D-NJ), and Charles Schumer (D-NY). The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee, and the hearings began in the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime on March 21, 1991. As written, this bill required a seven-day waiting period on ...
- 33: How the Government May Have Created AIDS
- ... blood and saliva, has been astonishing. In the presence of a new, lethal virus, spreading amongst people, for which no vaccine or cure is in sight, every person would assume that scientists have been working day and night to verify how it is transmitted. On the contrary, having assumed for a variety of motives that AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease like syphilis or gonorrhea, a negligible research effort has gone ... A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ------ SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE George H. Mahon, Texas, Chairman ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Florida GLENARD P LIPSCOMB, California JAMIE D. WHITTEN, Mississippi WILLIAM E. MINSHALL, Ohio GEORGE W. ANDREWS, Alabama JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania GLENN R. DAVIS, Wisconsin JOHN M. SLACK, West Virginia JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, New York FRANK E. EVANS ... Strecker Memorandum". It also contains the text printed on the outside of the video box. VIDEO BOX CONTAINER =================== The Strecker Memorandum With no cure and no effective treatment in sight, by the year 2000 A.D. everyone in the U.S. will be infected with AIDS. This videotape presents the chilling conclusion of 5 years of exhaustive research by Dr. Robert B. Strecker M.D., Ph.D. This is the ...
- 34: Economic Comparsion
- ... when you want to come I've bled just to have your touch when I'm in you I want to die user friendly fucking dopestar obscene will you die when you're high you'd never die just for me she says, "I'm not in love, but I'm gonna fuck you 'til somebody better comes along." use me like I was a whore relationships are such a bore delete the ones that you've fucked user friendly fucking dopestar obscene will you die when you're high you'd never die just for me she says, "I'm not in love, but I'm gonna fuck you 'til somebody better comes along." FUNDAMENTALLY LOATHSOME I want to wake up in your white, white sun ... I do it well... when you hate it you know you can feel but when you love it you know it's not real no shoot myself to love you if I loved myself I'd be shooting you COMA WHITE There's something cold and blank behind her smile she's standing on an overpass in her miracle mile (coma): "you were from a perfect world a world that ...
- 35: The History and Deline of the Roman Empire
- ... condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus;" the period from 98 to 180 A.D. Yet in the next century the Roman empire crumbled. There were civil wars between 180 and 285 A.D. Of twenty-seven emperors or would-be emperors all but two met violent deaths. Meanwhile, the Persians raided to Antioch in the East and in Europe the barbarians broke through the frontiers. Huge tracts of country were devastated. The middle-class were squeezed out of existence. Farmers and laborers were transformed into serfs. When in 285 A.D. Diocletian pulled the empire together again, there was but little left of the prosperity of the Pax Romana. This shows that the causes of the collapse must, like hidden cancers, have been developing during ...
- 36: J.D. Salinger
- ... Nine Stories is a collection of short stories of people who are uncertain of the next path to take in life. They are lonely, needy, and searching for love. One of these stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," is the story of a young couple who try to understand their life together and the true meaning of love. Seymour Glass has just been released from the Army Hospital and he is ... I wouldn’t like to join them for a drink. So I did. His wife was horrible. You remember that awful dinner dress we saw in Bonwit’s window? The one you said that you’d have to have a tiny, tiny." Muriel implies that she disliked the lady because of what she was wearing. She alienates herself from society by believing that she is better that everyone else. Because of ... putting gas in other people’s cars. I didn’t care what kind of job it was, though. Just so people don’t know me and I don’t know anybody. I thought what I’d do was, I’d pretend I was one of those deaf mutes. That way I wouldn’t have to have any god dam stupid useless conversation with anybody. If anybody wanted to tell me ...
- 37: Attention Deficit Disorder
- ... was thought these ”bad” kids were the products of bad parenting, bad environment, or simply being stubborn, however it is now known that many of these children may have had Attention Deficit Disorder, or A. D. D., and could've been helped. A. D. D. is a syndrome that affects millions of children and adults in the United States and is a very frustrating and confusing syndrome that often goes undiagnosed. While there is no clear-cut definition ...
- 38: America And The Normandy Invasion
- ... for almost three and a half years. During this time, numerous battles had occurred which were fought with determination and intensity on both sides. Amongst the many invasions of World War II, there is one day which stands out more in the minds of many American soldiers than the others. That day was June 6, 1944, more commonly known as D Day, part of the invasion of Normandy, known as \\"Operation Overlord.\\" This operation was the largest amphibious assault in history. It was a day in which thousands of young Americans, who poured onto the ...
- 39: Effects Of Excessive Pesticide
- ... as common salts have long been used as herbicides; c.1900 certain sulfates, ammonium and potassium salts, and other compounds began to be used as selective herbicides. The 1940s saw the development of 2,4-D (2,4-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), an organic compound that is a highly selective systemic herbicide. Such herbicides are now widely used. Several such compounds, including 2,4,5-T (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), have been ... losses. Many processes influence efficacy, persistence and movement of termiticide in soil. Knowledge of these processes can ultimately lead to better understanding of behavior and performance of termiticide products in various soils. 3. 2,4-D RESEARCH DATA 2,4-D, a member of the phenoxy family of herbicides, was the first selective herbicide developed. It was introduced in 1947, and rapidly became the most widely used herbicide in the world. A selective herbicide is ...
- 40: Normandy
- Introduction The Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944 is variously known as D-Day, the Longest Day, Cross-Channel Attack, and probably some others as well. It was the largest single military operation of World War II. Hence, the Normandy beaches are a must stop if you get anywhere close to ...
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