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Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in a commercial building in Tampico, Illinois, as the younger son of Nelle Clyde Wilson and Jack Reagan. [10] Nelle was committed to the Disciples of Christ, [11] which believed in the Social Gospel. [12]
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, and a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967.
After three weeks at the factory, Nilsen informed his mother that he intended to join the army and receive training as a chef. Nilsen passed the entrance examinations and received official notification he was to enlist for nine years' service in September 1961, commencing his training with the Army Catering Corps at St. Omer Barracks in ...
Major Ian Louis Cornall (496576), Army Air Corps. 24039641 Warrant Officer Class 2 Graham Laverton, Army Air Corps. Royal Air Force. Wing Commander Andrew James Griffin (608532). Squadron Leader Angus Balfour Crockatt (8020814). Flight Lieutenant David Handel Humphreys-Evans (4231291).
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.
President Lyndon Johnson created the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance in 1965. From that, much was done on the federal and local level, such as enhanced training for police personnel. Police officers at that time were often made up of ex-military members who had little training and were left to learn their skills during their job experiences.
Ascension was the shore terminal for the furthest down range installation of the Atlantic Missile Impact Location System (MILS), an acoustic system for locating splashdown of test nose cones. [46] The MILS hydrophones that were located in the SOFAR channel for broad area coverage have played a significant role in long range acoustic ...