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Remarks in Nashville at the 90th Anniversary Convocation of Vanderbilt University • President John F. Kennedy Nashville, Tennessee May 18, 1963 - History

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Remarks in Nashville at the 90th Anniversary Convocation of Vanderbilt University • President John F. Kennedy Nashville, Tennessee May 18, 1963Mr. Chancellor, Mr. Vanderbilt, Senator Kefauver, Senator Gore, Congressman Fulton, Congressman Evins, Congressman Bass, Congressman Everett, Tom Murray, distinguished guests, members of the judiciary, the Army Corps of Engineers of the Tennessee Valley:I first of all want to express my warm appreciation to the Governor and to the Mayor of this State and city and to the people for a very generous welcome, and particularly to all those young men and women who lined the street and played music for us as we drove into this stadium.

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Konye-Urgench, Protected After Genghis Khan’s Destruction

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In an area of protected landscape of Turkmenistan lies an abandoned city that once played a critical role in the history of Central Asia. Situated on the Silk Road, Konye-Urgench was a wealthy city and contains well preserved monuments and buildings from the 11th to the 15th century.

Kawasaki Ki-91

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Kawasaki Ki-91The designation Kawasaki Ki-91 was given to a design for a four-engined heavy bomber under development in Japan between 1943 and 1945. It was to be powered by four 2,500hp Mitsubishi Ha-214 Ru engines, and have a pressurized cabin. It would have been very heavily armed, carrying twelve 20mm cannon, four in a tail turret and the remaining eight in four twin turrets - one in the nose, one dorsal turret and two ventral turrets.

20 November 1939

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20 November 1939War in the AirGerman raid over south-east England repulsed, one Heinkell is reported shot downGerman planes seen over the OrkneysWestern FrontWidespread Luftwaffe reconaissance missions flownWar at SeaBritish trawler Wigmore reported sunkHow to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 20 November 1939 , http://www.