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What pitching is in a short s...

What pitching is in a short series in baseball, goaltending is in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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Another nice thing was that I...

Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.

Jack Adams 42 quotes

We began intercepting Japanes...

We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving in opposite directions and passed each other by 32 miles.

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Our task force put to sea in ...

Our task force put to sea in early January 1942, to attack the Japanese in the Marshall and Gilbert islands, but the mission was called off on the eve of the attack.

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The good news was that Enterp...

The good news was that Enterprise and the newly arrived Yorktown had attacked the Marshall and Gilbert islands. Those attacks had a great effect on morale.

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On December 5, 1941, Chicago ...

On December 5, 1941, Chicago led a task force built around the carrier Lexington to Midway Island, at the western end of the Hawaiian Islands, about 1,000 miles from Pearl Harbor.

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We made air attacks on the Ja...

We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby.

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In basic training we had been...

In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies.

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A chief petty officer taught ...

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

Jack Adams 42 quotes

The good news was that Enterpr...

The good news was that Enterprise and the newly arrived Yorktown had attacked the Marshall and Gilbert islands. Those attacks had a great effect on morale.

Jack Adams 42 quotes

Another nice thing was that I ...

Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.

Jack Adams 42 quotes

We made air attacks on the Jap...

We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby.

Jack Adams 42 quotes

The Japanese invaded Tulagi, i...

The Japanese invaded Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, on May 4.

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Lexington did launch its air g...

Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.

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I was assigned to the heavy cr...

I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.

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I passed a typing test and bec...

I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.

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However, during those months t...

However, during those months the airmen and ship crews of the U.S. Navy learned the lessons we needed to win the Battle of Midway.

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Everybody knew that I could ty...

Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.

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Chicago's buoy was a couple of...

Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.

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After the Battle of Midway the...

After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....