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Passenger Planes: Boeing 707

The world's first successful commercial jetliner by David Noland Boeing 707-120 Specs Length: 144 ft, 6 in. Wingspan: 130 ft, 10 in. Max weight: 248,000 lbs Cruise speed: 600…

Jacqueline Cochran Biography

Jacqueline Cochran(Jacqueline Cochran Odlum)pilotBorn: 1910?Birthplace: Pensacola, Fla. A decorated pilot, Cochran, at the time of her death, held more aviation records than any other pilot—…

When and How to Display the U.S. Flag

Long may Old Glory wave by David Johnson Related Links U.S. Flag TimelineFlag DayBorn on the Fourth of JulyFlags From Around the WorldThe United States Flag Code stipulates that as the symbol…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 2, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 1, 1806March 3, 1806March 2, 1806 Sunday March 2cd The diet of the sick is so inferior that they recover their strength but slowly. none of…

shipping

(Encyclopedia) shipping, transportation of passengers and goods on waterways. From prehistoric times shipping has had a major influence on human social development. Water routes, unlike roads, did…

March 2011 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of March 2011. Egyptian Protestors Demand Faster Change and Accountability (March…

Tropical Diseases: African Sleeping Sickness

African Sleeping SicknessTropical DiseasesIntroductionLeishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's BugGiardiasis: A One-Celled WonderSchistosomiasis: Snail FeverAfrican Sleeping SicknessRiver Blindness Human…