The Gulf of Tonkin resolution (August 1964) was a joint resolution by the United States Congress for the United States to begin the Vietnam War. For a decade the CIA had been sending in South Vietnamese teams on sabotage missions to the North. American ships such as the "Maddox" went on espionage missions in the North's coastal waters. U.S. President Johnson claimed that the North Vietnamese had made two attacks on the "Maddox" and the "Turner Joy" in the Gulf of Tonkin. On the 4th of August he asked for congressional support to return the attacks.
The government had written up a resolution in June 1964. Believing that the lives of American sailors were in danger from the North Vietnamese, Congress willingly passed the resolution. The resolution gave the president the power to start war in Vietnam. As Johnson said, it was "like grandma's night shirt - it covered everything". The resolution would end when the president believed that the situation in Southeast Asia was safe or when Congress decided to terminate it. Senator Mansfield was unconvinced that the U.S. was acting correctly.
With the resolution, Johnson appeared to have the nation behind him. Now the war could really be taken to the North. This escalation for the U.S. in the Vietnam War made Johnson look tough. His public approval rating rose from 42 to 72 percent, helping him to win the presidential election. The resolution and the presidential election suggested a nation united behind its president in his Vietnam policy.
Carnassial
Carnassials are large teeth used for shearing flesh and bone in a scissor- or shear-like way. They are found in many carnivorous mammals,
In the Carnivora, the carnassials are the modified last upper premolar and the first molar. In the Creodonta, the carnassials were further back in the jaw–first upper and second lower or second upper and third lower molars.
Wear and cracking of the carnassial teeth in a wild carnivore (e.g. wolves, lions) may result in the death of the individual due to starvation.
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American movie director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Newark, New Jersey to Italian American Roman Catholic parents Anthony De Palma (1904-2005) and Vivienne (née Muti). He was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in New Hampshire.
De Palma directed "Carrie", "The Fury", "Dressed to Kill", "Blow Out", "Scarface", "Body Double", "Wise Guys", "The Untouchables", "Casualties of War", "The Bonfire of the Vanities", "Raising Cain", "Carlito's Way", "", "Snake Eyes", "Mission to Mars", "Femme Fatale" and "The Black Dahlia".
Great Fire of Meireki
The was a major event in the history of Tokyo, which was called Edo before 1868.
The fire destroyed more than half of the city of Edo in March 1657.
The fire lasted for more than one day:
An estimated 100,000 lives were lost.
Edo was soon re-built.
Poltergeist (1982 movie)
Poltergeist is a 1982 American horror movie set in Orange County, California. It was directed by Tobe Hooper. It stars Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Wiliams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Richard Lawson and Heather O'Rourke.
It was followed by two sequels: "" and "Poltergeist III". It was remade in 2015.
Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza on June 9, 1931) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and grew up in New York City. He graduated from the City College of New York.
Certificat de formation à la sécurité
The Certificat de formation à la sécurité (CFS) (in English Safety training certificate) is the French national degree required to be flight attendant in France. It replaces the "Certificat de Sécurité Sauvetage" (CSS) since the 16th of July 2008. It consists of a theoretical and a practical part, each of them contains teaching in aviation safety and first aid.
Naftalan
Naftalan is a city in Azerbaijan. It is surrounded by the rayon of Goranboy. It is on an agricultural plain near the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. The word "naftalan" also means a petroleum product which can be got there.
Archaeological findings in the region date to the 12th century AD.
Samukh Rayon
Samukh () is a raion of Azerbaijan. The term "Samukh" is from a Caucasian Albanian word for 'Forest Hunting Place'.
There are Bronze Age burial mounds around Nəbiağalı, the raion's administrative center.
Shamkir Rayon
Shamkir is a rayon in Azerbaijan. It is in the northwestern part of the country. The rayon was called "Shamkhor" during the Soviet rule. The name changed to Shamkir in 1991. The district was formed in 1930. The capital of Shamkir Rayon is Shamkir city.
Tovuz Rayon
Tovuz is a raion of Azerbaijan. It is 360 km from Baku. A major train line runs through the center, stopping at Tovuz Stansiya. Tovuz also borders Armenia near the village of Eli Beli. The town of Tovuz is the capital of this raion. There are 113 settlements.
Quba Rayon
Quba (also known as Guba and Kuba) is a raion in northeastern Azerbaijan. The capital is Quba. The fertile region around Quba is best known for its production of apples. The city area of Quba is known for its fine carpets.
Qusar Rayon
Qusar is a raion of Azerbaijan. Its capital is Qusar. 98% of the people are Muslim.
Khachmaz Rayon
Khachmaz is a raion in northeastern Azerbaijan. The capital is Khachmaz.
Shabran Rayon
Shabran () is a raion of Azerbaijan. It was renamed from Davachi (Dəvəçi) in 2010.
Siazan Rayon
Siazan () is a raion in Azerbaijan. The capital is Siyəzən. The region has many Tats who speak the Tat language. The word "Siyazan" means "black female" in Tat. In 2010 there were 37,900 people.
Qubadli Rayon
Qubadli () is a raion of Azerbaijan. The region is ruled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. There are 34,100 people.
Kalbajar Rayon
Kalbajar is a raion of Azerbaijan. "Kalbajar" is an Old Turkic name meaning "Castle on the mouth of the river". The entire region is now under occupation by Armenian forces. They call the western half Karvajar. The eastern half is part of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Lachin Rayon
Lachin is a raion of Azerbaijan. The capital is the city of Lachin. The region is occupied by the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Zangilan Rayon
Zangilan () is a raion of Azerbaijan. It was occupied by the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from October 1993 until October 2020.
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
The Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain is the Hawaiian Islands and the Emperor Seamounts: together they form a vast underwater mountain region of islands seamounts, atolls, shallows, banks and reefs. The line goes southeast to northwest beneath the northern Pacific Ocean; and many of the underwater mountains are guyots.
The seamount chain, with over 80 identified undersea volcanoes, stretches over from the Aleutian Trench in the far northwest Pacific to the Loʻihi seamount, the youngest volcano in the chain, which lies about southeast of the Island of Hawaiʻi.
The oldest age for the Emperor Seamounts is 81 million years, and comes from Detroit Seamount. However, Meiji Guyot, located to the north of Detroit Seamount, is likely somewhat older.
In 1963, geologist John Tuzo Wilson explained that the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain was created by a hotspot of volcanic activity that stood as the Pacific tectonic plate moved over it. This left a trail of volcanic islands and seamounts. A "bend" or "V" in the chain marks a shift in the movement of the Pacific plate some 47 million years ago, from a northward to a more northwesterly direction. The bend shows how a tectonic plate can shift direction suddenly. A look at the USGS map on the origin of the Hawaiian Islands clearly shows this "spearpoint".
Recent research shows that the hotspot itself may have moved with time. Some evidence comes from analysis of the orientation of the ancient magnetic field preserved by magnetite in ancient lava flows sampled at four seamounts.
Braes of Doune Wind Farm