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12 hours ago · The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were elected to a second term, defeating the Democratic ticket of John Kerry, a United States senator from Massachusetts and his running mate John ...
12 hours ago · Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.It lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of 357,600 km 2 (138,100 sq mi), making it the most populous member state of the European Union.
12 hours ago · The Estonian language is the indigenous and official language of Estonia. It is the first language of the majority of the country's population of 1.4 million, as well as the world's second-most spoken Finnic language. [14] The land of present-day Estonia has been inhabited by humans since at least 9,000 BCE.
12 hours ago · Operating speed. 360 km/h (225 mph) maximum, 330 km/h (205 mph) routinely [1] High Speed 2 ( HS2) is a high-speed railway which is under construction in England. The route will be between Handsacre, in southern Staffordshire, and London, with a spur to Birmingham. HS2 is to be Britain's second purpose-built high-speed railway after High Speed 1 ...
12 hours ago · Beijing Capital International Airport ( IATA: PEK, ICAO: ZBAA) is one of two international airports serving Beijing, the capital of China (the other one being Beijing Daxing International Airport ). The airport is located 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Beijing's city center, in an exclave of Chaoyang and the surroundings of that exclave in suburban ...
12 hours ago · Kunming [a] the capital, and largest city, of Yunnan province, China [4] is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province. Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II Kunming was a Chinese military center and the location of Headquarters American Army Forces, China, Burma, and India ...
12 hours ago · The name Chosin is the Japanese pronunciation of the Korean place name Changjin, and the name stuck due to the outdated Japanese maps used by UN forces. The battle's main focus was around the 78-mile-long (126 km) road that connects Hungnam and Chosin Reservoir, [31] which served as the only retreat route for the UN forces. [32]
