On 24 January 2022, Al Dhafra Air Base was targeted by Houthi Zulfiqar ballistic missiles in retaliation for UAE involvement in the ongoing Yemeni Civil War. American Kids contribute to war effort: American youngsters participated enthusiastically in wartime “victory drives,” collecting scrap metal, aluminum foil, rubber, and other materials that could be reused. Bombing raids devastate Hamburg, Germany: The residents of Hamburg, Germany, had suffered through many British and American air raids since British planes began bombing runs in mid-November 1940. They were not prepared, however, for the payload that the Allies dropped on July 27-29, 1943. High-explosive and incendiary bombs dropped on those two nights unleashed firestorms that consumed nine square miles of the city in fire. The attacks killed more than 45,000 civilians and soldiers and left more than a million residents homeless. 650 million copies of 50,000 different maps. Aviation and aerial photography allowed the mapping of previously uncharted regions and much more detailed maps of known areas.

Some of these storms can intensify much more quickly, though, dropping 60 millibars in 24 hours. Although the Soviets will lose more tanks than the Germans, they can replace them more quickly. But relative to the ground, the bullet will travel at 2,000 mph (3,219 kph), the speed of the bullet plus the speed of the train. And it can reach 186 mph. Sometimes, parts of a house will reach the set temperature before the part of the house containing the thermostat does. Step 4: Now use a thermometer to measure the temperature of the water inside each glass. Step 2: Put one end of a length of tubing into each hole, using tape to hold it there. Step 3: Make sure they leave the test tubes alone for a few days, and then have them observe the results. Having a few water detectives around the house can be refreshing for a change — still, you might want to consider investing in a good wrench and some plumber’s tape.

The mother threw herself on top of the child to try and smother the flames, but as she did so the whole top floor of the house opposite crashed down on the two of them. They swerved aside, and one of the terrified children rushed down a side street. The Allies made propaganda versions of the currency with persuasive messages on the reverse side. Japan’s occupation currency called “Mickey Mouse money”: Japanese authorities minted money, usually banknotes, for use in the territories they invaded. After the Japanese defeat, the “occupation currency,” or “invasion money,” became worthless. Though supposedly at par with the existing local currencies, the occupation money was issued in excessive amounts and quickly depreciated. For example, they produced shillings and pounds for Singapore (where it was labeled “banana money”) and centavos and pesos for the Philippines (where it was called “Mickey Mouse money”). The machine that converts either type of pulp into paper is called a fourdrinier machine, after English brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, who financed its development in 1803. The fourdrinier machine takes pulp that is almost 100 percent water and, by removing almost all the water, changes it into a continuous web of paper.

Cheng, Jacqui. “Adobe gives web, desktop development a breath of fresh AIR.” Ars Technica. The Maginot Line gives French military a false sense of security: Soon after World War I, under the direction of Minister of War André Maginot, France constructed formidable concrete obstacles, machine gun posts, and forts along its borders with Germany, Italy, and later Belgium. The following timeline highlights these and other World War II events from this period. Mapmaking experiences boom during World War II: World War II revolutionized mapping. In the Middle Ages, it was thought there was a serpent that cruised around deep in the heart of Fosse Dionne, and some even thought it was the portal to another world. July 12: Some 3,000 tanks clash in the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in world history. September 12: Benito Mussolini, under arrest at Abruzzi’s Hotel Campo Imperatore, is freed in a dramatic raid by German troops, on Adolf Hitler’s order. September 13: The Allies’ position at Salerno, Italy, is in serious jeopardy, as several German divisions come within a few miles of completely repelling the Americans and British from their beachhead. The Three Stooges take on the Führer in the movies: Because Hitler struck Americans as eccentric as well as intimidating, the Führer became ripe for parody.