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FearlessF

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« Reply #7224 on: Today at 09:35:19 AM »
shows the estimated number of Rhode Islands that can fit into each U.S. state
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« Reply #7225 on: Today at 09:38:42 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Maxentius Becomes Emperor of Rome (306 CE)
Shortly after Roman co-emperors Diocletian and Maximian retired, Maximian's successor, Constantius, died. The Romans, discontented with the shift of power away from Rome, supported Maximian's son, Maxentius, who claimed the throne. His father came out of retirement to help him when Severus and Galerius claimed the throne and tried to overthrow him. Severus was compelled to surrender, and Galerius withdrew.
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« Reply #7226 on: Today at 09:45:15 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on Today at 09:38:42 AM
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
Maxentius Becomes Emperor of Rome (306 CE)
Shortly after Roman co-emperors Diocletian and Maximian retired, Maximian's successor, Constantius, died. The Romans, discontented with the shift of power away from Rome, supported Maximian's son, Maxentius, who claimed the throne. His father came out of retirement to help him when Severus and Galerius claimed the throne and tried to overthrow him. Severus was compelled to surrender, and Galerius withdrew.
I always enjoy a good succesion story.  Starting a name with Max seems to be a popular name in Roman times. 
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« Reply #7227 on: Today at 09:59:57 AM »
The terms Kaiser and Czar/Tsar all mean "Caesar".

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« Reply #7228 on: Today at 11:20:03 AM »


a lineup of historic U.S. Air Force bombers at Carswell Air Force Base
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« Reply #7229 on: Today at 11:40:47 AM »
Nearly every major city in the world is on a navigable waterway, in the US I think only Denver, Atlanta, and Dallas qualify, maybe one could count Charlotte or Orlando.
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« Reply #7230 on: Today at 11:48:32 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on Today at 11:20:03 AM

a lineup of historic U.S. Air Force bombers at Carswell Air Force Base
The big one has to be a B36, right?
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« Reply #7231 on: Today at 11:59:13 AM »


Six turning and four burning.  There is one at the Dayton Museum indoors, it's huge.
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« Reply #7232 on: Today at 12:16:00 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on Today at 11:59:13 AM

Six turning and four burning.  There is one at the Dayton Museum indoors, it's huge.
They had so many mechanical issues that their crews revised that to something like "Four turning, three burning, two smoking, and one unaccounted for". The transition from pistons to jets took a bit to get right.
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« Reply #7233 on: Today at 12:30:27 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on Today at 11:40:47 AM
Nearly every major city in the world is on a navigable waterway, in the US I think only Denver, Atlanta, and Dallas qualify, maybe one could count Charlotte or Orlando.

Maybe I misunderstand the term "navigable waterway," but are you saying here that only Denver, ATL and DFW are on navigable waterways in the US?  That doesn't seem right.  NOLA, BR, St. Louis, anywhere else on the Mississippi would seem to qualify as being on a navigable waterway.  Large ships carry freight all up and down that thing all the time.  
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« Reply #7234 on: Today at 12:39:25 PM »
The Google tells me Indianapolis is the largest US city not on a navigable waterway. Phoenix and Charlotte, too. Columbus and Dayton are two more up in Big Ten country.

Out by me: Fresno is one.
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« Reply #7235 on: Today at 12:57:45 PM »
Quote from: SFBadger96 on Today at 12:39:25 PM
The Google tells me Indianapolis is the largest US city not on a navigable waterway. Phoenix and Charlotte, too. Columbus and Dayton are two more up in Big Ten country.

Out by me: Fresno is one.
Seems like there would be a lot of those, depending on how "big" it needs to be.

Vegas, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Austin, San Antone. Nashville?
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« Reply #7236 on: Today at 01:12:15 PM »
Orlando is very close to the navigable St. John's River.
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« Reply #7237 on: Today at 01:40:22 PM »
Nashville in navigable.  I didn't think about Phoenix or Vegas.  Maybe only refers to older larger cities.
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