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The creator and first moderator of #MeetThePress was a woman, Martha Rountree.
She moderated from June 24, 1945 to 1947 on the radio version, and on NBC television network from November 6, 1947 to November 1, 1953.
There hasn't been a female moderator since in the 70 years that followed.
Her famous line was, 'Now See Here!' which she would say when BS was being peddled.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #News #Journalism #News #WetNoodleChuckTodd
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The creator and first moderator of #MeetThePress was a woman, Martha Rountree.
She moderated from June 24, 1945 to 1947 on the radio version, and on NBC television network from November 6, 1947 to November 1, 1953.
There hasn't been a female moderator since in the 70 years that followed.
Her famous line was, 'Now See Here!' which she would say when BS was being peddled.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #News #Journalism #News #WetNoodleChuckTodd
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The creator and first moderator of #MeetThePress was a woman, Martha Rountree.
She moderated from June 24, 1945 to 1947 on the radio version, and on NBC television network from November 6, 1947 to November 1, 1953.
There hasn't been a female moderator since in the 70 years that followed.
Her famous line was, 'Now See Here!' which she would say when BS was being peddled.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #News #Journalism #News #WetNoodleChuckTodd
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The creator and first moderator of #MeetThePress was a woman, Martha Rountree.
She moderated from June 24, 1945 to 1947 on the radio version, and on NBC television network from November 6, 1947 to November 1, 1953.
There hasn't been a female moderator since in the 70 years that followed.
Her famous line was, 'Now See Here!' which she would say when BS was being peddled.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #News #Journalism #News #WetNoodleChuckTodd
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The creator and first moderator of #MeetThePress was a woman, Martha Rountree.
She moderated from June 24, 1945 to 1947 on the radio version, and on NBC television network from November 6, 1947 to November 1, 1953.
There hasn't been a female moderator since in the 70 years that followed.
Her famous line was, 'Now See Here!' which she would say when BS was being peddled.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #News #Journalism #News #WetNoodleChuckTodd
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January 6 #Wikipedia featured article: The London and North Western Railway War Memorial
The #London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Euston station in London, #england
The memorial was designed by Reginald Wynn Owen and commemorates employees of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) who were killed in the First World War.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #WW1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230106000000/en
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January 6 #Wikipedia featured article: The London and North Western Railway War Memorial
The #London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Euston station in London, #england
The memorial was designed by Reginald Wynn Owen and commemorates employees of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) who were killed in the First World War.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #WW1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230106000000/en
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January 6 #Wikipedia featured article: The London and North Western Railway War Memorial
The #London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Euston station in London, #england
The memorial was designed by Reginald Wynn Owen and commemorates employees of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) who were killed in the First World War.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #WW1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230106000000/en
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January 6 #Wikipedia featured article: The London and North Western Railway War Memorial
The #London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Euston station in London, #england
The memorial was designed by Reginald Wynn Owen and commemorates employees of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) who were killed in the First World War.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #WW1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230106000000/en
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January 6 #Wikipedia featured article: The London and North Western Railway War Memorial
The #London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Euston station in London, #england
The memorial was designed by Reginald Wynn Owen and commemorates employees of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) who were killed in the First World War.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #WW1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230106000000/en
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January 5 Wikipedia featured article: Brazza's martin
Brazza's martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) is a bird in the swallow family with grey-brown upperparts, black-streaked white underparts, and a brownish breast
The sexes are similar, but juveniles have more diffuse breast streaking
Its song is of a series of short notes of increasing frequency, followed by a complex buzz that is sometimes completed by a number of clicks
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Birds #Fowl
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January 5 Wikipedia featured article: Brazza's martin
Brazza's martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) is a bird in the swallow family with grey-brown upperparts, black-streaked white underparts, and a brownish breast
The sexes are similar, but juveniles have more diffuse breast streaking
Its song is of a series of short notes of increasing frequency, followed by a complex buzz that is sometimes completed by a number of clicks
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Birds #Fowl
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January 5 Wikipedia featured article: Brazza's martin
Brazza's martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) is a bird in the swallow family with grey-brown upperparts, black-streaked white underparts, and a brownish breast
The sexes are similar, but juveniles have more diffuse breast streaking
Its song is of a series of short notes of increasing frequency, followed by a complex buzz that is sometimes completed by a number of clicks
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Birds #Fowl
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January 5 Wikipedia featured article: Brazza's martin
Brazza's martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) is a bird in the swallow family with grey-brown upperparts, black-streaked white underparts, and a brownish breast
The sexes are similar, but juveniles have more diffuse breast streaking
Its song is of a series of short notes of increasing frequency, followed by a complex buzz that is sometimes completed by a number of clicks
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Birds #Fowl
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January 5 Wikipedia featured article: Brazza's martin
Brazza's martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) is a bird in the swallow family with grey-brown upperparts, black-streaked white underparts, and a brownish breast
The sexes are similar, but juveniles have more diffuse breast streaking
Its song is of a series of short notes of increasing frequency, followed by a complex buzz that is sometimes completed by a number of clicks
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Birds #Fowl
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January 4 #Wikipedia featured article: Project Waler
Project Waler was an unsuccessful Australian defence procurement exercise which sought to replace the Australian Army's M113 armoured personnel carriers (example pictured) during the mid-1990s with between 500 and 1,000 armoured fighting vehicles optimised for Australian conditions.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #War #Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230104000000/en
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January 4 #Wikipedia featured article: Project Waler
Project Waler was an unsuccessful Australian defence procurement exercise which sought to replace the Australian Army's M113 armoured personnel carriers (example pictured) during the mid-1990s with between 500 and 1,000 armoured fighting vehicles optimised for Australian conditions.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #War #Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230104000000/en
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January 4 #Wikipedia featured article: Project Waler
Project Waler was an unsuccessful Australian defence procurement exercise which sought to replace the Australian Army's M113 armoured personnel carriers (example pictured) during the mid-1990s with between 500 and 1,000 armoured fighting vehicles optimised for Australian conditions.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #War #Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230104000000/en
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January 4 #Wikipedia featured article: Project Waler
Project Waler was an unsuccessful Australian defence procurement exercise which sought to replace the Australian Army's M113 armoured personnel carriers (example pictured) during the mid-1990s with between 500 and 1,000 armoured fighting vehicles optimised for Australian conditions.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #War #Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230104000000/en
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January 4 #Wikipedia featured article: Project Waler
Project Waler was an unsuccessful Australian defence procurement exercise which sought to replace the Australian Army's M113 armoured personnel carriers (example pictured) during the mid-1990s with between 500 and 1,000 armoured fighting vehicles optimised for Australian conditions.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #War #Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230104000000/en
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January 3 #Wikipedia featured article: The Albany Charter half dollar
The Albany Charter half dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936.
It was designed by sculptor Gertrude K. Lathrop, who lived in #Albany, #NewYork's state capital.
In 1936, Congress approved many commemorative coins for issuance, including some of mostly local significance, such as the Albany piece.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Coins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230103000000/en
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January 3 #Wikipedia featured article: The Albany Charter half dollar
The Albany Charter half dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936.
It was designed by sculptor Gertrude K. Lathrop, who lived in #Albany, #NewYork's state capital.
In 1936, Congress approved many commemorative coins for issuance, including some of mostly local significance, such as the Albany piece.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Coins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230103000000/en
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January 3 #Wikipedia featured article: The Albany Charter half dollar
The Albany Charter half dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936.
It was designed by sculptor Gertrude K. Lathrop, who lived in #Albany, #NewYork's state capital.
In 1936, Congress approved many commemorative coins for issuance, including some of mostly local significance, such as the Albany piece.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Coins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230103000000/en
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January 3 #Wikipedia featured article: The Albany Charter half dollar
The Albany Charter half dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936.
It was designed by sculptor Gertrude K. Lathrop, who lived in #Albany, #NewYork's state capital.
In 1936, Congress approved many commemorative coins for issuance, including some of mostly local significance, such as the Albany piece.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Coins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230103000000/en
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January 3 #Wikipedia featured article: The Albany Charter half dollar
The Albany Charter half dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936.
It was designed by sculptor Gertrude K. Lathrop, who lived in #Albany, #NewYork's state capital.
In 1936, Congress approved many commemorative coins for issuance, including some of mostly local significance, such as the Albany piece.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Coins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230103000000/en
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January 2 Wikipedia featured article
Ai-Khanoum is the archaeological site of a #Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, #afghanistan
It was probably established in the early 3rd century BC by a monarch of the Seleucid Empire at the confluence of the Oxus and Kokcha rivers, controlling access to valuable mines and strategic choke points.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #archaeology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230102000000/en
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January 2 Wikipedia featured article
Ai-Khanoum is the archaeological site of a #Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, #afghanistan
It was probably established in the early 3rd century BC by a monarch of the Seleucid Empire at the confluence of the Oxus and Kokcha rivers, controlling access to valuable mines and strategic choke points.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #archaeology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230102000000/en
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January 2 Wikipedia featured article
Ai-Khanoum is the archaeological site of a #Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, #afghanistan
It was probably established in the early 3rd century BC by a monarch of the Seleucid Empire at the confluence of the Oxus and Kokcha rivers, controlling access to valuable mines and strategic choke points.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #archaeology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230102000000/en
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January 2 Wikipedia featured article
Ai-Khanoum is the archaeological site of a #Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, #afghanistan
It was probably established in the early 3rd century BC by a monarch of the Seleucid Empire at the confluence of the Oxus and Kokcha rivers, controlling access to valuable mines and strategic choke points.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #archaeology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230102000000/en
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January 2 Wikipedia featured article
Ai-Khanoum is the archaeological site of a #Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, #afghanistan
It was probably established in the early 3rd century BC by a monarch of the Seleucid Empire at the confluence of the Oxus and Kokcha rivers, controlling access to valuable mines and strategic choke points.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #archaeology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20230102000000/en
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January 1 Wikipedia featured article: The history of timekeeping devices
The history of timekeeping devices dates back to ancient civilizations observing astronomical bodies. Sundials and water clocks originated in ancient Egypt, while incense clocks were used in China. Mechanical clocks were developed in medieval Europe after the invention of the bell-striking alarm;
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Time #Science #Mechanical
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January 1 Wikipedia featured article: The history of timekeeping devices
The history of timekeeping devices dates back to ancient civilizations observing astronomical bodies. Sundials and water clocks originated in ancient Egypt, while incense clocks were used in China. Mechanical clocks were developed in medieval Europe after the invention of the bell-striking alarm;
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Time #Science #Mechanical
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January 1 Wikipedia featured article: The history of timekeeping devices
The history of timekeeping devices dates back to ancient civilizations observing astronomical bodies. Sundials and water clocks originated in ancient Egypt, while incense clocks were used in China. Mechanical clocks were developed in medieval Europe after the invention of the bell-striking alarm;
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Time #Science #Mechanical
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January 1 Wikipedia featured article: The history of timekeeping devices
The history of timekeeping devices dates back to ancient civilizations observing astronomical bodies. Sundials and water clocks originated in ancient Egypt, while incense clocks were used in China. Mechanical clocks were developed in medieval Europe after the invention of the bell-striking alarm;
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Time #Science #Mechanical
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January 1 Wikipedia featured article: The history of timekeeping devices
The history of timekeeping devices dates back to ancient civilizations observing astronomical bodies. Sundials and water clocks originated in ancient Egypt, while incense clocks were used in China. Mechanical clocks were developed in medieval Europe after the invention of the bell-striking alarm;
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Time #Science #Mechanical
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December 31 Wikipedia featured article: John Hay
John Hay (1838–1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.
Through the American Civil War, Hay was close to Lincoln, and stood by his deathbed after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. In 1897, President William McKinley made him the ambassador to Britain.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #USPol #ArticleOfTheDay #Lincoln
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December 31 Wikipedia featured article: John Hay
John Hay (1838–1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.
Through the American Civil War, Hay was close to Lincoln, and stood by his deathbed after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. In 1897, President William McKinley made him the ambassador to Britain.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #USPol #ArticleOfTheDay #Lincoln
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December 31 Wikipedia featured article: John Hay
John Hay (1838–1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.
Through the American Civil War, Hay was close to Lincoln, and stood by his deathbed after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. In 1897, President William McKinley made him the ambassador to Britain.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #USPol #ArticleOfTheDay #Lincoln
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December 31 Wikipedia featured article: John Hay
John Hay (1838–1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.
Through the American Civil War, Hay was close to Lincoln, and stood by his deathbed after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. In 1897, President William McKinley made him the ambassador to Britain.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #USPol #ArticleOfTheDay #Lincoln
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December 31 Wikipedia featured article: John Hay
John Hay (1838–1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.
Through the American Civil War, Hay was close to Lincoln, and stood by his deathbed after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. In 1897, President William McKinley made him the ambassador to Britain.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #USPol #ArticleOfTheDay #Lincoln
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December 30 Wikipedia featured article: U.S. Highway 8
U.S. Highway 8 runs east–west for 280 miles (451 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, #Minnesota, to U.S. Highway 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of #Michigan. Part of the U.S. Highway System, it was commissioned on November 11, 1926.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221230000000/en
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December 30 Wikipedia featured article: U.S. Highway 8
U.S. Highway 8 runs east–west for 280 miles (451 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, #Minnesota, to U.S. Highway 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of #Michigan. Part of the U.S. Highway System, it was commissioned on November 11, 1926.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221230000000/en
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December 30 Wikipedia featured article: U.S. Highway 8
U.S. Highway 8 runs east–west for 280 miles (451 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, #Minnesota, to U.S. Highway 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of #Michigan. Part of the U.S. Highway System, it was commissioned on November 11, 1926.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221230000000/en
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December 30 Wikipedia featured article: U.S. Highway 8
U.S. Highway 8 runs east–west for 280 miles (451 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, #Minnesota, to U.S. Highway 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of #Michigan. Part of the U.S. Highway System, it was commissioned on November 11, 1926.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221230000000/en
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December 30 Wikipedia featured article: U.S. Highway 8
U.S. Highway 8 runs east–west for 280 miles (451 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, #Minnesota, to U.S. Highway 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of #Michigan. Part of the U.S. Highway System, it was commissioned on November 11, 1926.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221230000000/en
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December 29 Wikipedia featured article: Operation Grandslam
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the gendarmerie of the State of Katanga, which was rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221229000000/en
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December 29 Wikipedia featured article: Operation Grandslam
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the gendarmerie of the State of Katanga, which was rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221229000000/en
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December 29 Wikipedia featured article: Operation Grandslam
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the gendarmerie of the State of Katanga, which was rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221229000000/en
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December 29 Wikipedia featured article: Operation Grandslam
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the gendarmerie of the State of Katanga, which was rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221229000000/en
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December 29 Wikipedia featured article: Operation Grandslam
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the gendarmerie of the State of Katanga, which was rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221229000000/en