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The First Chinese man in Space Yang Liwei
In October 2003, PR China has become the third country in history that has managed to send a man into space.
Largest Nuclear Explosion in Space – 1.4 Megatons
On July 9, 1962 occurred in the largest nuclear explosion that humanity has ever performed in space. In fact,…
Who is Eunice Kennedy Shriver – Special Olympics Founder
On July 10, 1921 was born Eunice Kennedy - sister of President John F. Kennedy, and the fifth child of his parents.
British Universal Bren Gun, Cavalry and Scout Carrier
The Bren Carrier
Prior to November 1937, British Vickers-Armstrongs had produced a prototype carrier named the…
GMC 6×6 Cargo Army Truck in WW2
When the US Army Quartermaster Corps began developing its so-called ‘Standard Fleet’ around 1928, the 60 or so…
British Churchill ARV MK I Tank
The term ARV armoured recovery vehicle had not then been adopted but in any case, when the recovery vehicle was…
Straussler Armored Car – AC1, AC2 and AC3
Straussler’s first vehicle design emerged in May 1931. It was a dual-purpose scout car/ tractor chassis, which had…
Yuri Gagarin First Man in Space and Vostok 1 Spacecraft
Vostok 1 was the first in a series of space missions undertaken by the Soviet Union. It consisted of a Vostok 3KA…
What Caused The Tunguska Event Of 1908
What caused this mid-air explosion over Russia more than 100 years ago?
On the morning of 30 June 1908, the sky…
How German U-Boats Works
German submarines U-boats - or 'unterseeboots', which translates as 'undersea boats' - were a series of submarines…