Heinkel He 176 - one, pilot Dimensions Length 5.20 m 17' 1" Wingspan 5.00 m 16' 5" Height 1.50 m 4' 11" Wing area 5.4 m² 58 ft² Weights Empty 900 kg 1,980 lb Loaded 1,620 kg 3,564 lb Maximum take-off Powerplant Engine HWK RI-203 Power 5.9 kN 1,323 lb Performance Maximum speed theoretical 750 km/h 466 mph Maximum speed attained 345 km/h 215 mph Range theoretical 95 km 60 miles Endurance attained 50 sec Ceiling theoretical 9,000 m 29,500 ft Rate of Climb 60.6 m/s 185 ft/sec The Heinkel He 176 was the world’s first aircraft to be propelled solely by a liquid-fuelled rocket, making its first powered flight on July 20 1939 with Erich Warsitz at the controls. It was a private venture by the Heinkel company in accordance with director Ernst Heinkel's.
1917 - Deaths 5 Nobel Prizes 6 Heads of state in 1917 Events January 2 - The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. January 17 - The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands January 22 - World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. January 25 - The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million January 28 - The United States ends search for Pancho Villa January 31 - World War I: Germany announces its U-boats will engage in unrestricted submarine warfare. February 3 - World War I: The United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany a day after Germany announced a new policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. February 5 - The constitution of Mexico is.
Kevin Johnson - February 28 of 1988, Johnson and teammate Mark West were traded to the Suns, where he avegared 18.8 points and 9.5 assists a game for the next 10 years. He became an all star three times and was part of a team that made it to the playoffs every year he was there. He also played with the Suns in the 1993 NBA finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games. Johnson retired after the 1996-1997 season, and was accused by a 17 year old girl of joining her while she was naked in his mansion, taking a shower. Johnson was never charged with the incident. Johnson returned briefly during the '97-1998 campaign, helping the Suns win 13 games in a row by the season's end and clinch.
Keith Wright - controversies that the Boys' Ranch faced when Wright was there (including the death of a boy who was being disciplined), Wright found time to play football. He had never played the sport before, but he impressed Boys' Ranch officials so much that he was given a chance to play high school football while there. He immediately made an impact on the field, taking his team to the playoffs as a junior, and to the championship game as a senior. Wright graduated at 17 and went to Arizona Western college, where he stayed for 2 years before moving on to Sacramento Community College in 1999. There, he used his body to have a total of 14 sacks during one season. His next visit to Tucson, to tour the University of Arizona, brought.
Kerikeri - word it is correctly pronounced Keddi Keddi, or even Kiddee Kiddee, but general usage has it as Kerry Kerry. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins and naming 1.1 Tourist slogan 2 Historic sites 2.2 Mission House 2.3 St. James Church 2.4 Stone Store 2.5 Rewa's Village 3 Attractions 3.6 Art and Craft Trail 3.7 Backpackers 3.8 Beaches 3.9 Club 3.10 Dawn Chorus 3.11 Fairy pools 3.12 Fishing 3.13 Flying 3.14 Kororipo Pa 3.15 Rainbow Falls 3.16 Sailing 3.17 Steam Driven Sawmill 3.18 Swimming 3.19 Walks Origins and naming Where the name Kerikeri originated is not exactly known, and there have been many conflicting definitions given over the years. It is likely Kerikeri derives its name from the river and in fact, after visiting the area in 1815, John Nicholson wrote "the.
Kevin Brown - Tech and had originally planned a career in marine biology before eventually joining the baseball team. In 1986, Brown was named to the All-America team by The Sporting News. He was renowned for his intensity and his ability, but also his short temper. In 1986, Brown was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round (fourth pick overall). Starting in 1989, Brown was second in the Rangers' rotation behind ace Nolan Ryan and posted a 12-9 record with a 3.35 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 1989 and a 12-10 record with a 3.60 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 1990. By 1992, Brown had improved his record with the Rangers to a remarkable 21-11 with 173 strikeouts and a 3.32 ERA, was tied for the league lead in victories and was.
Kim Jong-il - of organization and propaganda, and in 1974, he was officially designated his father's successor. During the next 15 years he continued to add entries to his curriculum vitae, among them minister of culture and art, supreme commander of the military, and head of party operations against South Korea. In an interview with a Japanese newspaper several years ago, South Korea's outgoing President Kim Dae-jung jettisoned decades of South Korean tradition by describing Kim Jong Il as "a pragmatic leader with good judgment and knowledge." According to the Los Angeles Times, a senior South Korean official says Kim is believed to have a genius-level IQ of 150 or 160. An intelligence source describes him as a "computer wizard" who surfs the Internet, is fascinated with new technologies and is determined to develop.
Kimi Räikkönen - Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland, is a Formula One race car driver. Räikkönen had a long line of success in karting and by the age of 20 began racing Formula Renault cars. He was outstanding in his year-plus in the series, winning 13 of the 17 events he appeared in. Peter Sauber was so impressed that he gave the Finn a test, and after a successful test was signed to the Sauber team for the 2001 season. Without a single bit of experience in Formula 3 or Formula 3000, the two series generally believed to be "feeder" series to F1, he was not immediately granted the superlicence necessary to race in the series, with the thought that his lack of major experience was going to be a.
Kobe Bryant - an immediate impression with his teammates on the practice court. Bryant's career trajectory as an NBA player out of high school has been exceptional. By 24 years of age, Bryant had won many individual awards, and had been named to the All-NBA team multiple times. He is regarded as one of the best players in the NBA. Bryant helped the Los Angeles Lakers to three NBA championships. Bryant's youth, style, good looks and accomplishments on the basketball have made him one of the most popular and most marketable players in the NBA. He speaks fluent Italian and Spanish; he spent much of his childhood in Italy when his father played professional basketball there. He married Vanessa Cornejo Ubrieta Laine on April 18, 2001 in Dana Point, California. Kobe's father Joe Jellybean.
January 23 - New York, thus becoming the United States' first woman doctor. 1851 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. 1907 - Charles Curtis from Kansas, becomes the first Native American US Senator. 1920 - The Netherlands refuses to surrender ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies. 1937 - In Moscow, 17 leading Communists go on trial accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime and assassinate its leaders. 1941 - Charles Lindbergh testifies before the United States Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler. 1943 - World War II: British forces capture Tripoli from the Nazis. 1943 - Duke Ellington.
Jackson, Mississippi - plan has not lasted to the present day. On May 24, 1961 during the American civil rights movement, a bus full of Freedom Riders were arrested in Jackson for "disturbing the peace" after they disembarked from their bus. The city is home to the Jackson Senators, a Central Baseball League Minor league baseball team. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 276.7 km² (106.8 mi²). 271.7 km² (104.9 mi²) of it is land and 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.80% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 184,256 people, 67,841 households, and 44,503 families residing in the city. The population density is 678.2/km² (1,756.4/mi²). There are 75,678 housing units at an average density.
Jacky Ickx - behind the entire F1 field; nevertheless after 4 laps he was already 5th, overtaking 12 full-blown F1 cars. Unfortunately his front suspension broke and he was forced to retire after 12 laps. Despite his retirement he made a strong impression on the F1 team managers. At Monza he made his official F1 debut in a Cooper-Maserati, finishing 6th. In 1968 Ickx drove a Formula 1 car for Ferrari. He retired from his first two races, but at his home race at Spa-Francorchamps he started from the front row and finished 3rd. At the French Grand Prix at Rouen he took his first win, in the pouring rain! Ickx also finished third at Brands Hatch and fourth at the Nurnburgring. At Monza he finished the race in third position, after driving almost.
Vernon and Irene Castle - Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century. Vernon Castle (May 2, 1887 - February 15, 1918) was born Vernon Blythe in Norwich, England. Irene Castle (April 17, 1893 - January 25, 1969 was born Irene Foote in New Rochelle, New York. Starting in 1914, the couple operated several dance clubs in the New York City area, and toured with their dance routines. They made several silent films together, beginning with Patria in 1917, but Vernon served as a pilot during World War I, and died in an airplane crash near Fort Worth, Texas. Irene married three more times, to Robert Treman, Frederic McLaughlin and George Enzinger. She acted in a few mostly forgettable films, and saw her stories about her life with.
Video game - also because the activity of playing these three types of games is different. See history of the video game for more information. Video games are made by developers, sometimes individuals, but almost always a team consisting of designers, graphic designers and other artists, programmerss, sound designers, musicians, and other technicians. Most video game console development teams number anywhere from 20 to 50 people, with some teams exceeding 100. From time to time the term interactive is used to describe a video game. This term is often used by people in the movie and television industry who are not comfortable with the idea that they are involved in making video games. Usage: "We're a movie production company, and we're getting into interactive." Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Video Game Market 2 Top.
Video game developer - States and Europe are thousands of games developers. From the long established likes of Nintendo and Bullfrog are many newer startups and break-aways such as Lionhead. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Types of Developers 2 List of Developers 2.1 A 2.2 B 2.3 C 2.4 D 2.5 E 2.6 F 2.7 G 2.8 H 2.9 I 2.10 K 2.11 L 2.12 M 2.13 N 2.14 O 2.15 P 2.16 R 2.17 S 2.18 T 2.19 U 2.20 V 2.21 W Types of Developers Video game developers fall into one of three categories: third-party developers, in-house developers, and independents. Third-party developers are usually called upon by a video game publisher to develop a title for one or more systems. Both the publisher and the developer have a great deal of say as.
Jeff Bezos - found that the major book wholesalers had already compiled electronic lists of their inventory. All that was needed was a single location on the Internet, where the book-buying public could search the available stock and place orders directly. Bezos's employers weren't prepared to proceed with such a venture, and Bezos knew the only way to seize the opportunity was to go into business for himself. It would mean sacrificing a secure position in New York, but he and his wife, Mackenzie, decided to make the leap. Jeff and Mackenize flew to Texas on Independence Day weekend and picked up a 1998 Chevy Blazer (a gift from Mike Bezos) to make the drive to Seattle, where they would have ready access to the book wholesaler Ingram, and to the pool of computer.
Jessica Lynch - noticed that security was heightened and inquired as to why. However, hospital personnel later confirmed only part of Mohammed's story, indicating that while Mohammed had indeed visited the hospital, his wife was not a nurse there, nor was there any nurse by the name of Iman working there. While visiting the hospital from which Lynch was eventually extracted, Mohammed claimed that he observed an Iraqi colonel slapping Lynch. "My heart stopped," said Mohammed, "I knew then I must help her be saved. I decided I must go to tell the Americans." This story has been disputed by doctors working at the hospital, who claim that Lynch was shielded and protected from Iraqi military personnel by hospital staff and was cared for well throughout her stay at the hospital. Futhermore, there is.
Jerry O'Connell - O'Connell Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974), is an American television and film actor. He was born in New York City, and was raised in Manhattan with his younger brother Charlie O'Connell. He is probably best known as "the fat kid from Stand By Me". O'Connell began his acting career at a young age. As a youngster, he did commercial work for Duncan Hines cookies. Shortly after at the age of eleven, he landed his first feature starring role in Rob Reiner's Stand By Me. As a teenager, he starred in the series My Secret Identity, and attended Manhattan's Professional Children's School. O'Connell went on to attend New York University in 1992 where he majored in film and served as captain of the saber team. While in film school, Jerry studied.
Jimmie Foxx - Foxx (nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast") played baseball in high school and dropped out to join a minor league team managed by former Philadelphia Athletics great Home Run Baker. Foxx had hoped to pitch or play third base, but since the team was short on catchers, Foxx moved behind the plate. He immediately drew interest from the Athletics and New York Yankees. Foxx signed with the A's and made his major league debut in 1925 at age 17. The A's catching duties were already capably filled by Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane, so by 1927, Foxx was splitting time between catching, first base, and the outfield. In 1929, installed as the A's regular first baseman, Foxx had his breakthrough year, batting .354 and hitting 33 home runs. In 1932, Foxx.
John Walker (runner) - 22 African countries boycotted the games to protest against a tour of South Africa by the New Zealand national rugby team. Walker also held the world mile record with a time of 3:49.4 minutes set at Göteborg on August 12, 1975, bettering the previous time set by Filbert Bayi. The record lasted until July 17, 1979, when it was beaten by Sebastian Coe. Walker later became the first to run 100 sub 4 minute miles during his career. In 1996, Walker announced that he had Parkinson's disease..
