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Phủ Lý was taken by the French canonnière l'Espingole and 28 men captained by Adrien-Paul Balny d'Avricourt on October 26 1873, shortly before Balny's death together with Francis Garnier at Hanoi's West Gate. [1] In the aftermath of World War II, Phủ Lý was where a significant number of VNQDĐ leaders were captured by the Việt Minh in ...
Around 30 parachutists arrived at Ortner Airport in Wakeman, Ohio, on August 27, 1967, to skydive together from a privately owned North American B-25 Mitchell bomber (registration N3443G [8]). [9] After a previous paid performance at an air show , the bomber's owner, Bob Karns, had offered a free jump out of gratitude to the skydiving community.
The Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive the city has seen, is now at 6 percent containment. The fire has scorched almost 20,000 acres, while the Altadena and Pasadena-based Eaton fire has ...
On August 25, 2020, a Holland Oil and Gas fuel tanker crashed on Route 8 near Akron and Cuyahoga Falls, killing one individual and causing a fire that leaked fuel into the southern section of the river. [39] The fire was extinguished by the Akron Fire Department and the river section and surrounding area were promptly cleaned up. [39]
The Kenneth Fire burned more than 1,050 acres (1.6 square miles) over three days in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. It was completely contained by Sunday morning. The cause of the fire remains ...
Image credits: Kindel Media (not the actual photo) “The #KennethFire is 1,000 acres and now 35% contained. The forward rate of spread has been stopped,” California Governor Gavin Newsom wrote ...
The moment a house was destroyed in a fiery explosion in Ohio was captured in dramatic doorbell footage on Wednesday, 20 November. Debris rained down on the neighborhood following the blast, which ...
While building a road near Fort Klamath, Sprague led a party into the Cascade Mountains to investigate Crater Lake. His party was the first to descend the 800-foot caldera wall to reach the lake's shore. A month later, Sprague published an article highlighting the lake's unique beauty. Today, the Sprague River in southern Oregon bears his name.