U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that American commitment to the Philippines is “ironclad” and commended Marcos for his statement “about how the Philippines is standing up for its sovereign rights under international law.” He also stressed the importance of diplomatic engagement to avoi...
The gun was loaded from the muzzle by engaging the studs in the grooves before ramming the shell. Armstrong guns were successful against Maoris in New Zealand and during the Opium Wars in China, but the development of ironclad ships in Europe demanded guns powerful enough to defeat armour, ...
Major labels aren't the ironclad barrier of entry to a successful rap career that they once were, with cult heroes like Tech N9ne making millions and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ruling pop radio on an independent label budget. But those were long-building coups, with the artists finding their au...
It looked quite similar to the South's famous Merrimack ironclad warship except that it rode on wheels! Interestingly it was the very B&O that initially proved the railroad's tactical effectiveness; on June 2, 1861, more than a month prior to the war's first major engagement at the "...
BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson for the Chinese central government on Tuesday said the filibuster by Kwok Wing-hang and other opposition members of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Legislative Council (LegCo) was ironclad evidence of their deliberate oath violation ...
From the start, concerned scientists have been warmly welcomed to join in analyzing and discussing the various problems of Chinese language reform. However, this article fails to resemble what its author describes it to be at the end of the article: "The facts given were ironclad, coming as ...
When it comes down to it, the best way to ensure your rankings are ironclad (or as close as possible, given Google’s frequent updates) is to follow the rules as closely as possible. Where content is concerned, that means following E.A.T., providing high-quality, longform content, and...
(73 square km) but expanded greatly through a series of annexations when it first established an ironclad legal monopoly over the Los Angeles River watershed and then brought in a newwater supplyfrom theOwens River(which rises from theSierra Nevada, 230 miles [370 km] northeast of the city)...
the builder of the ironclad warshipMonitor. Upon his return to St. Petersburg, in 1852, Nobel worked in his father’s factory, which made military equipment during theCrimean War. After the war ended in 1856, the company had difficulty switching to the peacetime production of steamboat machinery...
Battle of the Monitor and MerrimackIn the first battle of ironclad warships, the Confederate Virginia (the rechristened frigate Merrimack, said to resemble “a floating barn roof”) clashed with the smaller Union Monitor. 2 of 2 Learn about the advancement in naval technology which influenced the...