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SALEM, NH – Charles Patrick Henry Bascom, born December 20, 1932, Church St., East Harwich, MA, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2016 at his home, in Salem, with his loving wife, Joan, and family at his side. An only child of Earle Wallace and Catherine...

Samuel King Jr./US Air Force An F-35A joint strike fighter crew chief, Tech. Sgt. Brian West, watches his aircraft approach for the first time at Eglin Air Force Base on July 14, 2011. WASHINGTON — Greeting me upon arrival in the doorway to his office...

Boeing Delta IV Heavy (click to view full) The EELV program was designed to reduce the cost of government space launches through greater contractor competition, and modifiable rocket families whose system requirements emphasized simplicity, commonality...

395 – Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope. 757 – Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong’s court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion. 877 – Louis the Stammerer...

Various Fascinating b Snap shots Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” caption Image by Chris Devers See more photos of this, and the Wikipedia article. Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum...