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Popular Mechanics: Swedish Pilots Win Medals for Top Secret 1987 SR-71 Incident
The Swedes, trained to intercept the SR-71, became one Blackbird’s guardians. By Kyle Mizokami Nov 29, 2018 “Three decades ago, a group of Swedish fighter pilots who were trained to intercept America’s high-flying SR-71 suddenly became guardian
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South China Morning Post: Liaoning aircraft carrier
Trade tensions with the United States blow hole in budget for China’s newest aircraft carrier. Cuts and rising fighter jet development costs have slowed progress on the Type 002, military insiders say. By Minnie Chan:
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Popular Mechanics: Hobo Hieroglyphs
By Roy Berendsohn Nov 21, 2018 The Hobo Hieroglyphs: Their Secret Symbols, Explained The marks that told travelers whether a town or house was friend or foe. “I was a hobo,” Willy Howard told me.
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FaTDoG 2018!
By Harvey Mossman: There are only 3 more days to buy your tickets for FaTDoG 2018. Please don’t wait till last minute. We have well over 100 attendees now and hoping to make this
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Fatdog 2018 is only 8 days away!
By Harvey Mossman: It is only 8 days until FaTDoG 2018! (The Friday After Thanksgiving Day of Gaming) Here are the vendor list as of today Against the Odds Magazine will also be bringing Highflying Dice
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France 24: How the Salonica Front led to victory in WWI
“A century ago, towards the end of World War I, Allied soldiers were engaged in fighting on the Salonica Front, near the Greek city now known as Thessaloniki. Those key battles, fought in the
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Business Insider: A devastating shipyard accident appears to have sunk Russia’s efforts to save its sole aircraft carrier
By Ryan Pickrell Nov. 9, 2018 While officials initially stated that the incident would not affect the planned overhaul of the Kuznetsov, officials now say there is currently no acceptable alternative to the sunken dry
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By Harvey Mossman: FaTDoG 2018 is right around the corner. Tickets are selling fast! You don’t want to miss out on a chance to see what’s happening! Buying your tickets online helps us to
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Weapons and Warfare: Sulla versus Mithridates
Sulla Italians become Romans Rome was faced with the prospect of the collapse of its power in the peninsula. Hence the lex Calpurnia apparently permitted Roman commanders to bestow citizenship as a reward to
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