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The Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was the spacecraft that landed humans on the Moon during the Apollo program. It was a two-stage vehicle that separated from the command and service module (CSM) in lunar orbit and returned to the CSM after the lunar mission.
The House unanimously passed a bill to boost Secret Service protection for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris after apparent assassination attempts.
A comprehensive and chronological table of the 45 men who have served as president of the United States since 1789, with their portraits, names, terms, parties, and vice presidents. Learn about the history, politics, and controversies of the American presidency.
Learn about the history, organization, and role of the Army National Guard, a federal military reserve force and a state militia in the United States. The article covers the origins, commands, divisions, and equipment of the ARNG, as well as its activation and deployment for various missions.
Fort Snelling is a former military fort and National Historic Landmark in Minnesota, where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet. Learn about its history, from the Dakota treaties to the Civil War, and the adjacent Fort Snelling State Park, a National Park Service unit.
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were American aviation pioneers who made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered aircraft in 1903. They developed a system of aerodynamic control that enabled the pilot to steer and balance the aircraft, and patented their invention in 1906.
Unit 731 was a covert unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that conducted lethal human experiments and biological weapons research in Manchuria during World War II. The term "maruta" (logs) was used to refer to the prisoners, who were mostly Chinese and Russian, and were killed after the war to cover up the evidence.
A comprehensive biography of the English modernist writer Virginia Woolf, who pioneered the use of stream of consciousness and wrote influential novels and essays. Learn about her life, family, works, legacy and impact on feminism.