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Alaska (/ ə ˈ l æ s k ə / ⓘ ə-LASS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii.
In 2010–2011, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority posted all new mile markers to be uniform with the rest of the state on I‑90 (Jane Addams Memorial/Northwest Tollway) and the I‑94 section of the Tri‑State Tollway, which previously had matched the I‑294 section starting in the south at I‑80/I‑94/IL Route 394. This also ...
November 15 – A 24-inch diameter natural gas pipeline rupture ejected a 30-foot section of pipe, which was followed by fire, near Abbeville, Louisiana. There were no injuries reported. [50] November 18 – A leak in a weld on a 36-inch gas transmission pipeline in Bend, Oregon forced the shutdown of gas service to 3,000 customers. [51]
Mohave County and its adjacent counties form the largest such block of counties outside of Alaska. Their combined land area is 89,567.34 square miles (231,978.3 km 2), or larger than that of the state of Idaho. They include the #1 (San Bernardino), #2 (Coconino), #5 (Mohave), and #7 (Lincoln) largest counties outside of Alaska.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. List of great powers from the early modern period to the post-Cold War era Great powers are often recognized in an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council. A great power is a nation, state or empire that, through its economic, political and military strength ...
1966 – For the first time, the United States employs the Alpha section (listing major fixed ground targets in North Vietnam) of a U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Rolling Thunder order. 1966 – BOAC Flight 911 , a Boeing 707 bound for Hong Kong, crashes at Mount Fuji near Gotenba, Japan, killing all 124 passengers and crew.
Her crew lost two killed and one wounded in the sinking, and then took part in the land battle in the next days with the loss of five more killed and eight wounded. [64] [65] Bougainville: Vichy France: World War II: Battle of Madagascar: The armed merchant cruiser was bombed and sunk at Diego Suarez by Royal Navy aircraft. [66] Delisle United ...