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] Date Posted: 23:13:22 08/24/13 Sat In reply to: issue 439==edition Make Me smilePaul from Adelaide.Nasdaq Options 's message, "  " on 23:03:38 08/24/13 SatWelcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. 4,313,044 articles in English Arts Biography Geography History Mathematics Science Society Technology All portals From today's featured article The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons took place on 2425 August 1942, and was the third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the second major engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal Campaign. As at Coral Sea and Midway, the ships of the two adversaries were never within sight of each other. Instead, all attacks were carried out by carrier- or land-based aircraft. After several damaging air attacks, the naval surface combatants from both the United States of America (U.S.) and Japan withdrew from the battle area without either side securing a clear victory. However, the U.S. and its allies gained tactical and strategic advantage. Japan's losses were greater and included dozens of aircraft and their experienced aircrews. Also, Japanese reinforcements intended for Guadalcanal were delayed and eventually delivered by warships rather than transport ships, giving the Allies more time to prepare for the Japanese counteroffensive and preventing the Japanese from landing heavy artillery, ammunition, and other supplies. (Full article...) Recently featured: Albert Bridge, London South Park (season 13) Banksia violacea Archive By email More featured articles... Did you know... 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Author: Nickname(s): The Golden State Motto(s): Eureka[1] =Fire Yosemeite ABC Saturday 24/8/2013 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 23:23:01 08/24/13 Sat State of California Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Golden State Motto(s): Eureka[1] Official language English Spoken languages As of 2007 English only 57.4%[2] Multilingual 32.8%[2] Spanish or Spanish Creole or Ladino 28.5%[3] Chinese 2.8%[3] Tagalog 2.2%[3] Demonym Californian Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro Greater Los Angeles Area Area Ranked 3rd - Total 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km2) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4.7 - Latitude 32 32 N to 42 N - Longitude 114 8 W to 124 26 W Population Ranked 1st - Total 38,041,430 (2012 est)[4] - Density 242/sq mi (93.3/km2) Ranked 11th - Median household income US$61,021 (9th) Elevation - Highest point Mount Whitney[5][6][7][8] 14,505 ft (4,421.0 m) - Mean 2,900 ft (880 m) - Lowest point Badwater Basin in Death Valley[6][7] −282[9] ft (−86.0 m) Before statehood California Republic Admission to Union September 9, 1850 (31st) Governor Jerry Brown (D) Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D)[10] Legislature California State Legislature - Upper house California State Senate - Lower house California State Assembly U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) U.S. House delegation 38 Democrats, 15 Republicans (list) Time zones Pacific Time Zone - Standard time PST (UTC−8) - Summer time (DST) PDT (UTC−7) Abbreviations CA, Calif., Cali., US-CA Website www.ca.gov |
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