WebThe Western Pacific Railroad (reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California. WP's Feather River Route directly competed with SP's portion of the Overland Route for rail traffic between Salt …

WebKathryn D. Sullivan (born 1951) is an American geologist and oceanographer, and a former government official and NASA astronaut, who flew on three Space Shuttle missions. Sullivan was one of six women selected in NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first group to include women.During her first mission, STS-41-G, Sullivan performed the first spacewalk by an …

WebThe reconstruction of Germany was a long process of rebuilding Germany after the destruction endured during World War II. ... In 1949, West Germany is formed from the Western occupation zones, with the exception of the Saarland. In 1949, the Marshall Plan is extended to include West Germany. In 1950, the dismantling of West German heavy …

WebAll Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American pre-Code epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German novelist Erich Maria Remarque.Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, and Ben Alexander.It is the first Best Picture winner based on a novel. All Quiet on the Western …

WebThe Chicago and North Western (reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States.It was also known as the "North Western".The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s. Until …

WebWestern Ukraine or West Ukraine (Ukrainian: Західна Україна, romanized: Zakhidna Ukraina or Захід України, Zakhid Ukrainy) is the territory of Ukraine linked to the former Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, which was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Second Polish Republic, and came fully under …

WebThe Western Wall Tunnel (Hebrew: מנהרת הכותל, translit.: Minharat Hakotel) is a tunnel exposing the Western Wall from where the traditional, open-air prayer site ends and up to the Wall's northern end. Most of the tunnel is in continuation of the open-air Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.While …

WebAll Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues) is a 2022 German epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.Directed by Edward Berger, it stars Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Sebastian Hülk, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic and Devid Striesow.Set in the closing days of World War …

WebIANA time zone database. The IANA time zone database contains two zones for Germany, "Europe/Berlin" and "Europe/Busingen", although in 1945, the Trizone did not follow Berlin's switch to midsummer time. [citation needed]Germany had been politically divided into East Germany and West Germany at and after the start of the unix epoch, which is the date …

WebWestern Global Airlines, LLC is an American cargo airline based in Estero, Florida.The company's services include aircraft leasing, commercial charters and military charters.Its main hub is located at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida.In July 2018, the company established a 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m 2) aircraft maintenance facility …