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Its design is typical of many post World War II anti-tank blast mines, circular with a central fuze well (fitted with a plug in this case). An Italian, plastic cased blast resistant VS-2.2 mine . Capable of being deployed from the air, as well as being resistant to explosive clearance techniques.
The Council's 9 October pointed to climate change legislation such as, the "new EU 2030 renewable energy target of 32%, the new energy efficiency target of 32.5%, the reform of the EU emission trading system, the emission reduction targets in sectors falling outside the scope of ETS and the integration of land use, land use change and forestry ...
The Outline of the Post-War New World Map was a map completed before the attack on Pearl Harbor [1] and self-published on February 25, 1942 [2] by Maurice Gomberg of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It shows a proposed political division of the world after World War II in the event of an Allied victory in which the United States of America, the ...
Interactive map of miniature heritage railways in Great Britain. This is a list of heritage, private and preserved railways throughout the United Kingdom , the Crown dependencies , and British Overseas Territories whether operational or closed, that are operated for charitable purposes or shareholder profit.
Designed by Alfred Leete in 1914 as a recruitment poster for the British Army, "Lord Kitchener Wants You" is the most famous British recruitment poster ever produced and an iconic and enduring image of World War I. [78] Produced by the British government in 1939 for World War II, the Keep Calm and Carry On motivational poster is now seen as ...
1969 – Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. [32] 1970 – An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring at least 1,200. [33] 1978 – The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v.
The Shard, [a] also referred to as the Shard London Bridge [12] and formerly London Bridge Tower, [13] is a pyramid-shaped 72-storey mixed-use development supertall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development.
On 1 March 1977, Secretary of the Navy W. Graham Claytor announced, that the F-18 would be named "Hornet", after the characteristics of the Hornet insect. It also shares the namesake with ships that had borne the name Hornet since the Revolutionary War, along with USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Hornet (CV-12) that served during World War 2. [3] [6]