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7378533 | List of television stations in New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List%20of%20television%20stations%20in%20New%20York | List of television stations in New York
- Jamestown (11/27/1967-4/?/1969)
- Channel 26: WTJA - Ind. - Jamestown (9/24/1988-1991)
- Channel 26 (RF channel 26): WYXN-LD - (CCTV News) - New York
- Channel 29: WCDB - satellite of WCDA Albany - Hagaman (4/2/1956-12/31/1958)
- Channel 35: WTRI (first incarnation) - Alban... | 52,000 |
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- ETV - West Milford (NJ)/New York (3/1/1996-10/25/2017)
# LPTV stations.
- Channel 6: WNDR-LP - Auburn
- Channel 6: WXXW-LP - (Independent) - Binghamton
- Channel 6: WNYZ-LP - (Independent radio station) - New York
- Channel 6: WVOA-LP - (Independent radio station) - Westva... | 52,001 |
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Channel 14 (RF channel 14): WYBN-LD - (America One/PBJ/Tuff TV/AMGTV/France 24/Retro TV/LATV) - Cobleskill
- Channel 15 (RF channel 22): WEPT-CD - (Informercials) - Newburgh
- Channel 15 (RF channel 15): WBNF-CD - (TCT/TCT HD/TCT Family/ABN) - Buffalo
- Channel 17 (RF channel ... | 52,002 |
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Channel 20 (RF channel 20): W20CQ-D - (Hope Channel/Esperanza TV) - Hempstead
- Channel 22 (RF channel 22): WTVU-CD - Syracuse
- Channel 24 (RF channel 25): WASA-LD - (Estrella TV/Sinovision English/Sinovision Chinese/Estrella TV) - Port Jervis
- Channel 25 (RF channel 34): WV... | 52,003 |
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42): W42EB-D - Syracuse
- Channel 31: W31BP - (FOX) - Burlington, etc.
- Channel 32 (RF channel 32): WXNY-LD - (CCTV News/CCTV-4/CCTV International Spanish/Infomercials) - New York
- Channel 35 (RF channel 5): WNYX-LD - (CCTV News/CCTV-4/CCTV International Spanish/Infomercials... | 52,004 |
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40): WIXT-CD - (Cornerstone Television) - Dewitt
- Channel 41: W41DB - Corning
- Channel 41: WVBG-LP - (Outside Television) - Greenwich
- Channel 41 (RF channel 32): WUCB-LD - (Religious independent/SonLife) - Cobleskill
- Channel 42 (RF channel 2): WKOB-LD - (Daystar/Peace T... | 52,005 |
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46 (RF channel 46): WMBQ-CD - (Biz TV/Hope Channel/Religious independent) - New York
- Channel 46 (RF channel 46): WBGT-CD - (MyNetworkTV/This TV/Tuff TV/Heartland/QVC) - Rochester
- Channel 48 (RF channel 16): W16BE-D - (FOX/MyNetworkTV/AccuWeather) - Hornell, Alfred
- Channe... | 52,006 |
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York
- Channel 51 (RF channel 51): W51BN-D - (Independent) - White Lake
- Channel 56 (RF channel 17): WBXZ-LP - (Cozi TV/Heartland/Retro TV/Informercials/PBJ/Ebru TV) - Buffalo
- Channel 59: W59DG - (TBN) - Elmira
- Channel 60 (RF channel 41): W41DO-D - (HSN2) - New York
- C... | 52,007 |
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(Silent) - Port Jervis
- Channel 28 (RF channel 28): W28ES-D - (Silent) - Port Jervis
- Channel 30 (RF channel 31): W31EF-D - (Silent) - Port Jervis
- Channel 31 (RF channel 32): W32EI - (Silent) - Port Jervis
- Channel 34 (RF channel 34): W34DI-D - Port Jervis
- Channel 34 ... | 52,008 |
7378543 | 1987 Bristol City Council election | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1987%20Bristol%20City%20Council%20election | 1987 Bristol City Council election
1987 Bristol City Council election
The 1987 Bristol City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats were up for election. There was also a by-election in Clifton.... | 52,009 |
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Blockade of Wonsan
The Blockade of Wonsan, or the Siege of Wonsan, from February 16, 1951 to July 27, 1953, during the Korean War, was the longest naval blockade in modern history, lasting 861 days. UN naval forces, primarily from the United States, successfully kept the strategically important city... | 52,010 |
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Korea's southeastern coast with a large harbor, an airfield, a petroleum refinery, 75,000 people, and as many as 80,000 troops, including several artillery batteries. After the Battle of Inchon, in which General Douglas MacArthur landed on the northwestern shores of the Korean peninsula, he ordered X... | 52,011 |
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One of the first objectives of the operation was to begin plotting the locations of mines and then destroy them. Because of this, the use of minesweepers became a necessity and eventually dozens would serve in the blockade. Operation Wonsan, or the Clearance of Wonsan, began on October 10 of 1950, te... | 52,012 |
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by starting the production of new minesweepers in the largest shipbuilding program since World War II. Other vessels were damaged by mines and battery fire as well but the loss of the "Pirate" and "Pledge" proved to be the major engagement during the operation.
## Operation Tailboard.
Operation Tai... | 52,013 |
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X Corps and the 1st Marine Division were forced to remain on ship to wait for a clear path to the beaches.
When it came time to land on October 25, the North Koreans had already withdrawn and the British and South Koreans were securing the area. Ultimately the landing was not needed and MacArthur wa... | 52,014 |
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forces would not hold Wonsan for long: after the massive Chinese intervention in the war, Allied forces were ordered to evacuate Wonsan on December 9, 1950, taking 7,009 refugees, 3,384 military personnel, 1,146 vehicles and 10,013 tons of cargo in the process. General MacArthur's plan was to regroup... | 52,015 |
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nearly three years of blockading United States Navy ships and aircraft engaged shore batteries repeatedly. Several American vessels were damaged by land based artillery fire though none were destroyed. UN Task Group 95.2 was assigned to the blockade and they first bombarded Wonsan on February 17, 195... | 52,016 |
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the rescue. "Ozbourn" eventually returned to San Diego in April 1951 for repairs and later sailed back to North Korea.
On February 24, the undefended island of Sindo-ri, in Wonsan Harbor, was captured by South Korean marines supported by two American destroyers and two frigates. Wonsan shore batteri... | 52,017 |
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passed over "New Jersey" from aft to port. She then responded by bombarding the enemy position until they were silenced. The type of warfare experienced at Wonsan would last throughout the war.
## Operation Fireball.
Operation Fireball was the code name for a bombardment of the Wonsan area from May... | 52,018 |
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to fire flares while the warships focused on gunnery.
It was the first time LSMRs would be deployed in the siege of Wonsan and over time would cause heavy casualties to the North Korean garrison. Between June and September the LSMRs would discharge a total of 12,924 5-inch rockets. During the operat... | 52,019 |
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were recovered the following day along with the bodies of eleven enemies, one other wounded North Korean was taken prisoner and the sampans were found to have been converted to minelayers, with four M-26 mines each.
## USS "Walke" incident.
was a destroyer, under Captain Marshall Thompson, of Task ... | 52,020 |
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were blown over the side and into the water when the explosion occurred and it took a long time before all of them could be recovered.
Shortly thereafter, sailors on the nearby destroyers and spotted an oil slick off of "Walke"s starboard side so they began dropping depth charges on what they report... | 52,021 |
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Buzz Saw.
The Battle of the Buzz Saw, as United States Navy personnel called it, was a response to the UN's attacks on Wonsan. After causing heavy damage to North Korean forces within the previous months, the situation escalated as the communists started utilizing new weapons to lift the blockade. O... | 52,022 |
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but there was no serious damage to the American vessels. The next day engaged the batteries and received four near misses, wounding four men aboard the ship.
## Operation Kickoff.
Between late June through August 1951, North Korean attacks on American ships seemed to increase so the United States b... | 52,023 |
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an attack by the Fast Carrier Task Force. In one day 247 bombing sorties were carried out against Wonsan and 600 South Korean marines raided the mainland from the island of Cho-do.
On July 6, the destroyer USS "Frank E. Evans" landed men on the island of Hwangto-do and then with two other destroyers... | 52,024 |
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Buzz Saw, American naval commanders decided on launching Operation Kickoff which referred to maneuvers within Wonsan Harbor, aimed at reducing the batteries.
Every day from July 17, 1951, elements of the allied fleet, assigned to bombardment groups, would sail at to bombard known enemy positions and... | 52,025 |
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the damage was light. USS "New Jersey" and heavy cruiser also participated in the bombardment.
On July 31, "Helena" engaged in a gunnery duel, she was hit one time before delivering counter battery fire which destroyed seven gun emplacements and an ammunition dump. There were no casualties caused by... | 52,026 |
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that same day while conducting check sweep operations in the vicinity of Hodo-pando. "Dextrous" suffered two direct hits; killing one man, three wounded and moderate damage.
With the exception of an attack on on August 20, while off Hodo-pando, Operation Kickoff proved to be a success as the number ... | 52,027 |
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Renewed minesweeping operations.
Because the communists were still mining the approaches of Wonsan and Hungnam, on September 5 the commander of CTF-95 ordered the minesweeping group CTG-95.6 to sweep the coastline so as to allow UN ships to remain within gunfire range of the shore at all times while... | 52,028 |
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time while rechecking pre-swept waters. On September 20, bombarded enemy troops and mortar positions, scoring five hits which destroyed an ammunition dump. "Orleck" also attacked a large sampan, suspected of minelaying, and struck her four times with gunfire. On September 24, was also damaged by shor... | 52,029 |
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became less common and for weeks no vessels were damaged until October 29 when was engaged. "Osprey"s engine room flooded after being hit three times and communications went out, one man was seriously wounded though the ship was saved from sinking. By November 9, the minesweeping mission was eighty p... | 52,030 |
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around Wonsan. MiG aircraft were also being reported in larger numbers and would begin to threaten UN aircraft and the blockading force. North Korean Army troops, well supplied by the Soviets and the Chinese, were also conducting large artillery bombardments that demonstrated their supply of ammuniti... | 52,031 |
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she targeted the petroleum refinery at Wonsan, trains, bridges, tunnels, railroads, troop concentrations and shore batteries.
From November 22 to 24, LSR Division 31, including the LSMRs, "401", "403" and "404", conducted fire missions and on November 24 and 25, naval gunfire supported a guerrilla r... | 52,032 |
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scale bombardment of Wonsan took place on December 20, with the battleship participating. Six days later was lost, presumably due to striking a mine off of To-do in Wonsan Harbor.
On January 11, 1952, the next significant gunnery duel began when "Redstart" and "Dextrous" received accurate battery fi... | 52,033 |
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hits on the North Korean command post.
"George K. MacKenzie" was engaged again on January 24 from Han-do Pan-do, along with . Neither ship was damaged and there were no casualties, two 76-millimeter mortar rounds splashed 1,000 yards away from "Marshall". TF-77 rescued survivors from a helicopter cr... | 52,034 |
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for larger engagements.
On February 16, exactly one year after the blockade began, USS "Gregory", and attacked in the usual bombardments that would last until the end of the war. Enemy shore batteries were active on March 13, at Kalmagak, Wonsan against UN siege forces. Counter battery engagements b... | 52,035 |
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Kalmagak on March 23 and, together with " Brinkley Bass", responded with counter-battery fire to silence the enemy guns. During the following day "Brinkley Bass" was struck again with one round from Ho-do Pan-do, wounding five men, one seriously, and causing damage to the ship's radio and electronics... | 52,036 |
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engaged in the action. , and received enemy fire near Wonsan on April 2 and again no damage or casualties were experienced. The same day USS "Wiltsie" received ten near misses from shore batteries east of Kalmagak while providing fire support for "Condor". "Wiltsie" was attacked a few more times with... | 52,037 |
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On April 11, "Wiltsie" and "McGinty" were taken under fire by Wonsan shore batteries. Both ships conducted maneuvers in separate areas and delivered counter battery fire.
"Silverstein", and fired suppression fire against the batteries on Ho-do Pan-do. "McGinty" was straddled by enemy shore batteries... | 52,038 |
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of Yo-do, were covering the withdrawal of two friendly sampans from Umi-do, when suddenly enemy batteries opened fire. The sampans received the first salvos, around 30 total so "Silverstein" and "Maddox" returned the fire and suppressed the batteries. Aircraft from USS "Valley Forge" were also called... | 52,039 |
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fire at the sweepers, the nearest one landing 100 yards from the ship. Counter fire by "Maddox" scored two more hits. On the next day, "Maddox", "Laffey", and , received 206 rounds of seventy-five and 155-millimeter fire and an hour-long engagement.
North Koreans were using hidden guns which were di... | 52,040 |
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the near future. Troops were being concentrated in two locations on He-do Pan-do and were going to use about eighty fishing sampans for transport. Ten days later on May 27, shore batteries at Wonsan fought against USS "Cabildo" and "Ozbourn". In a typical duel the American ships bombarded the coast a... | 52,041 |
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the nearest one landing fifty yards from the ship. "Heron" was hit by machine gun fire that hit aft section of the vessel. There were no friendly casualties in any of the actions and in all cases the ships returned fire with naval guns.
On June 5, "O'Bannon", "Radford" and attacked and silenced a ba... | 52,042 |
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North Koreans staged another artillery bombardment against friendly held Hwangto-do. caught 300 enemy troops repairing a railroad, south of Wonsan on the same day, and fired twenty-eight rounds.
She reported inflicting seventy-four casualties and scoring hits on a railroad bridge and tracks. When it... | 52,043 |
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battery fire destroyed two gun emplacements.
Two days after, was the target for about thirty rounds of 105-millimeter artillery. The ship was hit once below the waterline causing slight damage. USS "Barton" fired eighty-nine shots in response and scored three hits on two North Korean batteries. was ... | 52,044 |
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large mortars from Kalmagak. The guns could not be located so none of the allied warships could respond.
### Typhoon Karen.
Typhoon Karen swept through Korean waters over the next few days so also blockading activities were suspended. Several UN warships were damaged during the height of the storm.... | 52,045 |
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damage or casualties. On September 13, aircraft from attacked a 130-foot naval like vessel near Wonsan and sank it with rockets and 20 millimeter strafing. The enemy ship was one of the few sunk by UN forces during the war. Two days later, "Barton" hit a suspected of being a floating mine while saili... | 52,046 |
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at a distance of 3,500 yards away, hit "Alfred A. Cunningham" with their first shot, four more followed along with seven nearby air bursts. Eight Americans were wounded but none of them fatal and the ship was moderately damaged though she was capable of firing 159 rounds of return fire with 5-inch an... | 52,047 |
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eight ADs near Hungnam. In these engagements there were no casualties, but in a final attack later on that day, a single MIG-15 destroyed one of four F4Us in another action near Hungnam.
On October 16, was shot at with four rounds from estimated 75-millimeter and 122-millimeter guns. No damage was r... | 52,048 |
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resulted. USS "Kite" fought another duel on the following day. She received fifty-five 75-millimeter rounds but again sustained no casualties.
On October 21 "Lewis" was furnishing gunfire support for two Republic of Korea minesweepers operating in Wonsan Harbor which were taken under fire by enemy g... | 52,049 |
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to return gunfire and to make smoke. She then disengaged and made emergency repairs in Japan. Memorial services for the men who were killed in action were held on board on October 27.
On November 25, "Thompson" found herself in action, this time against enemy aircraft. Jets dropped six to eight expl... | 52,050 |
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day, "Merganser" received thirty more rounds of 75-millimeter fire from Kalmagak but she was not damaged. , USS "William Seiverling" and UN minesweepers were fired upon by approximately seventy-five rounds on December 11. The small minesweepers were forced to slip their gear and use smoke pots to hel... | 52,051 |
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About forty rounds of North Korean artillery targeted "Waxbill" and "Marshall" on December 13, while they were patrolling near the Namchongang's mouth. Though the fire was accurate, no hits were made. The closest shot splashed in the water from "Waxbill" which caused shrapnel damage. Twelve shots wer... | 52,052 |
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rounds of estimated 75-millimeter shells. During the firing, four to nine airbursts fell near "McGowan", sixty to seventy near "Marshall", and several rounds between the minesweepers. Throughout the engagements the North Koreans failed to cause any damage. "McGowan" engaged in another shore battery a... | 52,053 |
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UN intelligence estimated that ninety percent of the North Korean shore batteries were active against friendly islands rather than the blockading fleet, though throughout the bombardments, which occurred almost on a daily basis, only four friendlies were killed and fifteen wounded. During the operati... | 52,054 |
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in the Wonsan area, enemy shells killed two men on February 14, including an American marine, and wounded nine others in the most successful North Korean artillery attack against UN land forces. A command post on Yo-do was also damaged, one DUKW was destroyed and two other sustained damaged to their ... | 52,055 |
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fire while bombarding the city. The American ship escaped damage again, the nearest shot landing off. USS "Merganser" was also engaged with the nearest shot splashing harmlessly from her.
On March 18, 1953, was carrying out bombardment duties at Wonsan when two air bursts and one surface round lande... | 52,056 |
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by one enemy round on March 27 but the damage was light and no one was injured. A day later two air bursts landed 200 yards from "Prichett" and on March 30 and March 31, "Prichett" evaded thirty-five more enemy shots without damage. Eight days of combined naval and air operations then started against... | 52,057 |
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5, USS "Maddox" received six rounds of 75-millimeter while ROKN "AMS-515" avoided fifty shots of 105-millimeter fire, neither of the ships were struck. Two days later on April 7, the communists again targeted the blockading ships but without results. USS "Los Angeles" and evaded two rounds, the enemy... | 52,058 |
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main deck, tearing a sixteen-inch hole and wounding three men. "Maddox" responded with counter fire but failed to silence the hostile guns. USS "Shelton" was fired at three times on April 17. April 19 was a lively day during the Blockade of Wonsan. Twenty-five rounds from 105-millimeter guns were fir... | 52,059 |
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April 22, the North Korean bombardment of UN held islands continued, with dozens of rounds being fired each day, USS "Manchester" also sustained slight superficial damage from a battery. Between 2:30 and 4:00 pm on April 23, the island of Tee-do was under intense enemy fire from gun positions on Kalm... | 52,060 |
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"James C. Owens" was attacked on April 25 though again there was no damage sustained. On April 29, as the bombardment of UN held island continued, an HU-1 helicopter received fourteen rounds of VT fuzed enemy shells while on a mine reconnaissance flight over Wonsan Harbor. The aircraft was not damage... | 52,061 |
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the average was about 500 rounds a month. North Koreans troops also constructed hidden batteries on Ho-do Pan-do, the Americans bombarded them with 5-inch guns without effect. Because of this, UN naval forces were ordered to stay out of the area in daylight until the weapons could be destroyed by cru... | 52,062 |
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under fire on the following day, along with the friendly islands of Wonsan Harbor. engaged in a heavy gun strike against enemy batteries eighteen rounds of 76-millimeter to 105-millimeter shells flew by. One near miss gave two men minor wounds and the ship received superficial damage topside. was hit... | 52,063 |
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and nine men were wounded, four seriously. The battleship "New Jersey" was fired at on May 27 but her 16-inch guns quickly put an end to it, meanwhile the islands were still receiving their daily barrage which continued in June. heavy gun strikes also continued, the communists resisted every UN attac... | 52,064 |
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200 rockets from the LSMR. destroyed five North Korean fishing boats on the beach at the northern end of Ho-do Pan-do. The weather was very foggy and Typhoon Judy was announced the following morning which hampered TF-77's operations for three days. "Lofberg" and "John A. Bole" were attacked on June 8... | 52,065 |
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on American forces.
Three days after this incident USS "Bremerton", USS "Lofberg" and USS "John A. Bole" exchanged fire with the batteries, several guns were destroyed and there were no friendly casualties. "Lofberg", "John A. Bole" and received 110 rounds of fire on the next day without effect. Sho... | 52,066 |
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of hits in one engagement. USS "Irwin" was hit by one round from Kalmagak and it tore a hole in the main deck. Five American sailors were wounded. "Rowan" suffered five hits and ten casualties, none of them fatal, and she received forty-five rounds of different caliber altogether. The destroyer was m... | 52,067 |
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armed with rocket launchers, machine guns and the crew carried various small arms. On June 19 "Rowan" and "Bremerton" were fired on but no hits resulted.
USS "Manchester" was conducting a heavy bombardment of Wonsan on or about July 3 when fragments from a near miss put a two-inch hole in the after ... | 52,068 |
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before the action ended.
A few days after, North Korean artillery fired forty-eight rounds of 76-millimeter to 105-millimeter shells at USS "Saint Paul" and scored a hit on a gun mount. Two guns were damaged but nobody was wounded. For the next several days the North Koreans focused on attacking fri... | 52,069 |
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the fighting came to an end after 861 days of action.
# Aftermath.
United Nations ships at Wonsan achieved a significant goal by maintaining a blockade against hostile territory for so long. UN naval forces inflicted heavy casualties on the North Korean forces while sustaining comparatively few cas... | 52,070 |
7378548 | International Community School (Singapore) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20Community%20School%20(Singapore) | International Community School (Singapore)
International Community School (Singapore)
With a low student-teacher ratio and students from over 30 nations, ICS is a fully accredited K-12 International School teaching an American college-preparatory curriculum with a Biblical worldview. Founded in 1993, ICS fosters a car... | 52,071 |
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e classroom. Alongside academics, ICS instills in each student a love and respect for people of all cultures, a zeal for lifelong learning, and a passion for personal excellence.
# History.
The school was first named Christian International School, Ltd. (CIS) when Mr. Graham... | 52,072 |
7378530 | Hartshead Pike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hartshead%20Pike | Hartshead Pike
Hartshead Pike
Hartshead Pike is a hill in Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, and its name is associated with the monument on its summit. It overlooks Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley, Saddleworth, Lees and Oldham. On a clear day you can get views of Manchester, Cheshire and Snowdonia in Wales. Hartshea... | 52,073 |
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hill but its prominent position, above sea level, has been the site of a beacon or signalling station from early times and may have been the site of a beacon in the late 16th century.
# Tower.
The circular, grade-II-listed tower is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with a door on the west side and cu... | 52,074 |
7378530 | Hartshead Pike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hartshead%20Pike | Hartshead Pike
The tower was rebuilt in 1863 by John Eaton to commemorate the marriage of HRH Albert Edward to Princess Alexandra, replacing a building that had been there since 1751. An inscription stone reused in the tower states "This Pike Was Rebuilt By Publick Contributions Anno Domini 1751". In the 1930s the towe... | 52,075 |
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Governors Island (disambiguation)
Governors Island is a small island in New York City.
Governors Island or Governor's Island may also refer to:
- Governors Island National Monument on the island in New York City
- Governors Island National Historic Landmark District also on the isl... | 52,076 |
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rnors Island National Monument on the island in New York City
- Governors Island National Historic Landmark District also on the island in New York City
- Governor's Island, Bermuda
- Governors Island (Prince Edward Island), Canada
- Governors Island (Massachusetts), in Boston Harb... | 52,077 |
7378571 | Equivalent VIII | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equivalent%20VIII | Equivalent VIII
Equivalent VIII
Equivalent VIII, occasionally referred to as The Bricks, is the last and most famous of a series of minimalist sculpture by Carl Andre. The exhibit comprises one-hundred-and-twenty fire bricks, arranged in two layers, in a six-by-ten rectangle. All eight structures in the series have th... | 52,078 |
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on how to arrange them.
When first exhibited at the Tate Gallery at Millbank in 1974 and 1975, it drew no great response. However in February 1976, when it was not on display, the piece drew much criticism in the press because of the perception that taxpayers' money had been spent on paying an inflated... | 52,079 |
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Tate Gallery at Millbank in 1974 and 1975, it drew no great response. However in February 1976, when it was not on display, the piece drew much criticism in the press because of the perception that taxpayers' money had been spent on paying an inflated price for a collection of bricks. The bricks were al... | 52,080 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
Bilingual sign
A bilingual sign (or, by extension, a multilingual sign) is the representation on a panel (sign, usually a traffic sign, a safety sign, an informational sign) of texts in more than one language. The use of bilingual signs is usually reserved for situations where there is legally administe... | 52,081 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
as in areas where large concentrations of immigrants settle.
Bilingual signs are widely used in regions whose native languages do not use the Latin alphabet; such signs generally include transliteration of toponyms and optional translation of complementary texts (often into English). Beyond bilingualism... | 52,082 |
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needs of ethnic and linguistic minorities.
## Europe.
Bilingual signs arose in places like Belgium where, because of the cohabitation of Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities (especially in the central part of the country near Brussels), bilingualism signaled a simple willingness to accommodat... | 52,083 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
both, the German and French name of the town are even always officially written with the compound name. The same with "Disentis/Mustér" (German/Romansh).
Another example is the German-speaking South Tyrol, which was annexed to Italy during World War I and eventually became the focus of assimilation poli... | 52,084 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
Aosta Valley, official road and direction signs are usually in both languages, Italian and French.
In Greece, virtually all signs are bilingual, with the Greek text in yellow font and the English in white. If the sign is Greek only, an equivalent sign in English will often be situated nearby.
In Spain,... | 52,085 |
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in italic text) with the English underneath. The exception to this is in Gaeltacht regions, where only Irish language signage tends to be used.
In Finland, the multilingual signs appeared at the end of the 19th century. The signs were in the official languages Swedish, Finnish and, during that period, a... | 52,086 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
Scottish Gaelic is increasingly visible on road signs, not only in the north-west and on the islands, but also on main primary routes. Railway station signs and signs on public buildings such as the Scottish Parliament are increasingly bilingual.
In parts of Slovenia, where languages other than Slovene ... | 52,087 |
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German in Upper Silesia, Polish and Lithuanian in Puńsk commune and Polish and Kashubian in Pomerania.
In Turkey bilingual(Turkish and Kurdish) village signs are used in Eastern Anatolia Region Airports, touristic areas include an English name after its Turkish name.
European airports have signs that a... | 52,088 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
located in a non-English-speaking country.
## North America.
The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick are officially bilingual in English and French, so all signs issued or regulated by those governments are bilingual regardless of where they are located. Provincial road signs are als... | 52,089 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
the Province of Nova Scotia, particularly on Cape Breton island, a number of place-name signs are bilingual in English and Scottish Gaelic.
Nunavut, an Inuit territory, is officially bilingual in Inuktitut and English so territorial government-issued signs are posted in both languages. Municipal road si... | 52,090 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
than French as long as French is "markedly predominant".
At places near the U.S.–Mexico border, some signs are bilingual in English and Spanish, and some signs near the U.S.–Canada border are bilingual in English and French. Additionally, large urban centers such as New York City, Chicago and others hav... | 52,091 |
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but others in Spanish only. In and around New Britain, Connecticut, it is not uncommon to see signs in Spanish and Polish as well as English.
In 2016, Port Angeles, Washington installed bilingual signs in English and the indigenous Klallam languages to preserve and revitalize the area's Klallam culture.... | 52,092 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
in Chinese, even though the Zhuang language is official in the region. Smaller autonomous areas also have similar policies. Signs in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, which borders North Korea, are in Korean and Chinese. Many areas of Qinghai province mandate bilingual signs in Tibetan and Chinese. I... | 52,093 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
respectively. This is because, in addition to Chinese, English and Portuguese are official languages of Hong Kong and Macau respectively. Trilingual road signs in English, Portuguese and traditional Chinese are seen in some newly developed areas of Macau.
In Israel, road signs are often trilingual, in H... | 52,094 |
7378394 | Bilingual sign | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilingual%20sign | Bilingual sign
Canada
- Road signs in the Republic of Ireland
- List of multilingual countries and regions
# Bibliography.
- Francescato, G. "Le aree bilingui e le regioni di confine". Angeli
- Baldacci, O. "Geografia e toponomastica". S.G.I.
- Baines, Phil. Dixon, Catherin. "Signs". UK: Laurence King Co., 2004 (... | 52,095 |
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trad.ital. "Segnali: grafica urbana e territoriale". Modena: Logos, 2004)
- Boudreau, A. Dubois, L. Bulot, T. Ledegen, G. "Signalétiques et signalisations linguistiques et langagières des espaces de ville (configurations et enjeux sociolinguistiques)". Revue de l'Université de Moncton Vol. 36 n.1. Monct... | 52,096 |
7378489 | Kathy Kreiner | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kathy%20Kreiner | Kathy Kreiner
Kathy Kreiner
Katharine Kreiner-Phillips (born May 4, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Canada. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. First out of the gate on Friday the 13th, Kreiner prevented double gold medalist Rosi Mitte... | 52,097 |
7378489 | Kathy Kreiner | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kathy%20Kreiner | Kathy Kreiner
alpine ski team for the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile, and the Canadian Olympic team for the winter games in 1968 in Grenoble, France.
Kreiner made the national 'B' team at age 13 for a year, and was promoted to the 'A' team in the summer of 1971. She had her first World Cup top ten result ... | 52,098 |
7378489 | Kathy Kreiner | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kathy%20Kreiner | Kathy Kreiner
circuit and finished with 1 victory, 7 podiums, and 46 top tens. After her Olympic victory, she was named the Canadian Female Athlete of the Year in 1976.
From 1948 to 1980, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships for alpine skiing, making the Olympic champion the concurrent world cham... | 52,099 |
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