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USS Capps (DD-550)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Capps (DD-550), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps (1864–1935).
Women`s Auxiliary Australian Air Force
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Women`s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) was formed in March 1941 after considerable lobbying by women keen to serve and by the Chief of the Air Staff who wanted to release male personnel serving in Australia for service overseas. The WAAAF was the first and largest of the World War II Australian Women`s Services. It was disbanded in December 1947.
Vitomil Zupan
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Vitomil Zupan (18 January 1914 - 14 May 1987), who also wrote under the pseudonym Langus, was a Slovenian writer, poet, playwright, essayist and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most important authors in the Slovene language of the second half of the 20th century.
USS Caperton (DD-650)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Caperton (DD-650) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Admiral William B. Caperton (1850–1941).
USS Canisteo (AO-99)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Canisteo (AO-99) was an Cimarron-class fleet oiler constructed for the U.S. Navy in the closing days of World War II. Commissioned too late for service in that conflict, she had a lengthy career in the Cold War that followed.
Norman architecture
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy. File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave is a forerunner of the "Gothic" style.]] The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used for English Romanesque architecture. The Normans introduced large numbers of castles and fortifications including...
Victory Through Air Power
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Victory Through Air Power is a 1942 non-fiction book by Alexander P. de Seversky. It was made into a 1943 Walt Disney animated feature film of the same name: Victory Through Air Power.
USS Flusser (DD-368)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The fourth USS Flusser (DD-368) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Flusser.
USS Jesse Rutherford (DE-347)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Jesse Rutherford (DE-347) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. Post-war, she returned home proudly with one battle star to her credit.
Symphonic poem
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music in a single continuous section (a movement) in which the content of a poem, a story or novel, a painting, a landscape or another (non-musical) source is illustrated or evoked. The term was first applied by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt to his 13 works in this vein. In its aesthetic objectives, the symphonic poem is in some ways related to opera; whilst it does not use a sung text, it seeks, like opera, a union of music and drama.
USS Flounder (SS-251)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Flounder (SS-251), a Gato class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flounder, a valuable food fish, many varieties of which are found in great schools along the Atlantic coast north of Cape Cod.
USS Canberra (CA-70)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Canberra (CA-70/CAG-2) was a Baltimore class cruiser and later a Boston class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. Originally to be named USS Pittsburgh, the ship was renamed Canberra before launch, for the Royal Australian Navy`s County class cruiser, HMAS Canberra, which was sunk during the Battle of Savo Island. USS Canberra is the only USN warship named for a foreign warship or a foreign capital city.
Swiss International Air Lines
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Swiss International Air Lines AG (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Its main hub is Zurich Airport (ZRH). The airline was formed after the 2002 bankruptcy of Swissair, Switzerland`s former flag carrier.
Victory ship
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Victory ship was a type of cargo ship produced in large numbers by North American shipyards during World War II to replace shipping losses caused by German submarines. Based on an earlier design, the Liberty ship, 531 Victory ships were built.
Spring (season)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Spring is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition period between winter and summer. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and broadly to ideas of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. The specific definition of the exact timing of "spring" varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. At the spring equinox, days are close to 12 hours long with day length increasing as the season progresses.
Nonconformism
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nonconformity (usually capitalized) is the refusal to "conform" to, or follow, the governance and usages of the Church of England by the Protestant Christians of England and Wales.
USS Callaway (APA-35)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Callaway (APA-35) was a Bayfield class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Wolverine (comics)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound, disease or toxin at an accelerated rate. The healing factor also slows down his aging process, enabling him to live beyond a normal human lifespan. His powerful healing factor enabled the supersoldier program Weapon X to bond the near-indestructible metal alloy adamantium to his skeleton and claws without killing him. He is most often depicted...
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