The Cold War accelerated jet aircraft development without a shot being fired in the 1940s.
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Burnelli and His Flying Fuselage
Vincent J. Burnelli wanted to incorporate maximum efficiency in the realm of air transport. The unorthodox result pioneered the wide-body cabin and the lifting-fuselage design.
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Space Shuttle
Shuttles are the highest, fastest airplanes, but they can’t break the image barrier back on the ground.
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The Dazzling Monitor
The steam-powered ironclad Monitor was a revolutionary weapon.
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HOW GOOD WERE THEY?
UNTIL 1947, WHEN JACKIE ROBINSON JOINED THE BROOKLYN DODGERS, TALENTED BLACK ATHLETES TOILED IN RELATIVE OBSCURITY IN THE NEGRO LEAGUES DESPITE THE EXCITING CALIBER OF THEIR PLAY.
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Death of a Double Dealer
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, leader of the armed forces of Vichy France, was assassinated in Algiers in 1942.
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Gilleland’s Double-Barrel Cannon
John Gilleland developed a revolutionary double-barreled cannon meant to sweep Union infantry off the […]
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The Rise of Militaristic Nationalism
The rise of militaristic nationalism led Japan down the road to Pearl Harbor and World War II.
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The Royal Navy’s secret weapon
Captain Johnnie Walker was the Royal Navy’s most effective weapon against the German U-boat menace.