Illinois Adventure #1501 Rock Island Arsenal Museum
As the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the western world, the Rock Island Arsenal [RIA] provides manufacturing, logistics, and base support services for the Armed Forces. The Arsenal is an active U.S. Army factory, which manufactures ordnance and equipment for the Armed Forces. Some of the Arsenal's most successful manufactured products include the M198 and M119 Towed Howitzers, and the M1A1 Gun Mount.
Illinois Waterway Consolidated Closures Webinar
This presentation highlights details of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District's plan to close six of the eight locks and dams on the Illinois Waterway in 2020 for maintenance. The closures are scheduled to take place simultaneously to lessen the impact to commercial navigation as much as possible.
Rock Island Arsenal
The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres, located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It lies within the state of Illinois. The island was originally established as a government site in 1816, with the building of Fort Armstrong. It is now the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the United States. It has manufactured military equipment and ordnance since the 1880s. In 1919–20 one hundred of the Anglo-American or Liberty Mark VIII tanks were manufactured, although too late for World War I. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark.
Established as both an arsenal and a center for the manufacture of leather accoutrements and field gear, today it provides manufacturing, logistics, and base support services for the Armed Forces. The Arsenal is the only active U.S. Army foundry, and manufactures ordnance and equipment, including artillery, gun mounts, recoil mechanisms, small arms, aircraft weapons sub-systems, grenade launchers, weapons simulators, and a host of associated components. Some of the Arsenal's most successful products include the M198 and M119 towed howitzers, and the M1A1 gun mount. About 250 military personnel and 6,000 civilians work there. The 2000 census population was 145.
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Alissa and Joe Henry House Hunters Episode FULL
Here's our full House Hunters episode as aired on HGTV Monday, July 10th 2017.
My DIY spare bedroom to closet transformation:
Illinois Adventure #1503 Volo Auto Museum
The Volo Auto Museum has over 300 cars to see and three antique malls to shop.
List of Union Civil War monuments and memorials | Wikipedia audio article
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List of Union Civil War monuments and memorials
00:00:15 1 Washington, D.C.
00:02:39 1.1 U.S. Currency
00:03:38 1.2 US military
00:03:47 1.2.1 Bases
00:04:19 1.3 Gallery
00:04:27 2 Arizona
00:04:52 3 Arkansas
00:06:02 4 California
00:06:11 4.1 Schools
00:06:25 5 Colorado
00:06:49 6 Connecticut
00:07:14 6.1 Schools
00:07:32 7 Delaware
00:08:02 8 Florida
00:09:21 8.1 Schools
00:09:47 9 Illinois
00:10:26 9.1 Schools
00:10:58 10 Indiana
00:11:40 11 Iowa
00:12:57 11.1 Schools
00:13:09 12 Kansas
00:14:52 13 Kentucky
00:16:02 14 Louisiana
00:16:17 15 Maine
00:16:39 16 Maryland
00:17:07 17 Massachusetts
00:17:44 18 Michigan
00:18:22 19 Minnesota
00:18:34 20 Mississippi
00:19:45 21 Montana
00:19:58 22 Nebraska
00:20:24 23 New Hampshire
00:20:45 24 New Jersey
00:20:54 24.1 Schools
00:21:06 25 New Mexico
00:21:19 26 New York
00:22:13 27 North Carolina
00:22:23 27.1 Schools
00:22:35 28 North Dakota
00:22:48 29 Ohio
00:23:42 30 Oklahoma
00:24:43 31 Oregon
00:25:06 31.1 Schools
00:25:26 32 Pennsylvania
00:29:58 32.1 Schools
00:30:10 33 Rhode Island
00:30:36 34 South Dakota
00:30:50 35 Tennessee
00:31:05 36 Texas
00:31:17 37 Utah
00:31:34 38 Vermont
00:31:50 39 Virginia
00:32:46 40 Washington
00:33:24 41 West Virginia
00:33:56 41.1 Former
00:34:19 42 Scotland
00:34:33 43 See also
00:35:15 44 External links
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This is a list of American Civil War monuments and memorials associated with the Union. Monuments and memorials are listed below alphabetically by state. States not listed have no known qualifying items for the list.
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is one of the four U.S. geographic regions. Prior to June 1984 the area was named the North Central region by the census bureau.
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Hiking Through History: Civil War Sites along the Appalachian Trail
Featuring Leanna Joyner, author of Hiking through History, a hiker's guide to Civil War sites along the present-day Appalachian Trail. Here lies thirteen year old Milliard Haire, buried alongside two Shelton Laurel brothers, murdered during the Civil War. Were they Union heroes home recruiting for the cause, murdered for their loyalty? Or robbers held up in their mountain hideaway? A family history and a federal investigation lead to different conclusions. Hiking through History enables hikers to speculate about this and many other trailside mysteries which enable a glimpse at how mountain communities experienced the Civil War. Joyner has hiked the entire 2,175 mile trail, worked for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (publisher of the guide), and earned a BA in Public Relations from the Journalism School of the University of South Carolina.
New Haven, Connecticut | Wikipedia audio article
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New Haven, Connecticut
00:01:56 1 History
00:02:05 1.1 Pre-colonial foundation as an independent colony
00:04:37 1.2 As part of the Connecticut Colony
00:07:16 1.3 Post-colonial period and industrialization
00:10:08 1.4 Post-industrial era and urban redevelopment
00:15:32 1.5 Timeline of notable firsts
00:18:05 2 Geography
00:19:48 2.1 Climate
00:21:15 2.2 Streetscape
00:22:39 2.3 Neighborhoods
00:23:34 3 Economy
00:25:13 3.1 Headquarters
00:26:57 4 Demographics
00:27:06 4.1 Census data
00:30:31 4.2 Other data
00:31:46 5 Law and Government
00:31:55 5.1 Political structure
00:34:18 5.2 Political history
00:39:29 5.3 Crime
00:41:08 6 Education
00:41:17 6.1 Colleges and universities
00:42:17 6.2 Primary and secondary schools
00:43:28 6.3 New Haven Promise
00:44:12 7 Culture
00:44:21 7.1 Cuisine
00:48:38 7.2 Theatre and film
00:50:12 7.3 Museums
00:52:03 7.4 Music
00:53:47 7.5 Festivals
00:55:01 7.6 Nightlife
00:55:37 7.7 Newspapers and media
00:56:47 7.8 Sports and athletics
01:00:00 8 Structures
01:00:09 8.1 Architecture
01:02:26 8.2 Historic points of interest
01:07:20 9 Transportation
01:07:29 9.1 Rail
01:09:16 9.2 Bus
01:10:58 9.3 Bicycle
01:11:07 9.3.1 Bikeshare
01:11:46 9.3.2 Bike lanes
01:12:48 9.3.3 Farmington Canal Greenway
01:13:35 9.4 Roads
01:16:27 9.5 Airport
01:17:07 9.6 Seaport
01:18:12 10 Infrastructure
01:18:21 10.1 Hospitals and medicine
01:20:32 10.2 Power supply facilities
01:22:26 11 In popular culture
01:23:53 12 Notable people
01:24:02 13 Sister cities
01:24:51 14 See also
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New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, and is part of the New York metropolitan area. With a population of 129,779 as determined by the 2010 United States Census, it is the second-largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport. New Haven is the principal municipality of Greater New Haven, which had a total population of 862,477 in 2010.New Haven was the first planned city in America. Founded in 1638 by English Puritans, a year later eight streets were laid out in a four-by-four grid, creating what is commonly known as the Nine Square Plan. The central common block is the New Haven Green, a 16-acre (6 ha) square, and the center of Downtown New Haven. The Green is now a National Historic Landmark and the Nine Square Plan is recognized by the American Planning Association as a National Planning Landmark.New Haven is the home of Yale University. As New Haven's biggest taxpayer and employer, Yale serves as an integral part of the city's economy. Health care (hospitals and biotechnology), professional services (legal, architectural, marketing, and engineering), financial services, and retail trade also contribute to the city's economic activity.
The city served as co-capital of Connecticut from 1701 until 1873, when sole governance was transferred to the more centrally located city of Hartford. New Haven has since billed itself as the Cultural Capital of Connecticut for its supply of established theaters, museums, and music venues. New Haven had the first public tree planting program in America, producing a canopy of mature trees (including some large elms) that gave New Haven the nickname The Elm City.
Terrorism in the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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Terrorism in the United States
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In the United States a common definition of terrorism is the systematic or threatened use of violence to create a general climate of fear to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political, religious, or ideological change. This article serves as a list and compilation of acts of terrorism, attempts of terrorism, and other such items pertaining to terrorist activities within the domestic borders of the United States by non-state actors or spies acting in the interests of or persons acting without approval of state actors.
According to a study based on the Global Terrorism Database, in 2017, 37 of 65 terrorist attacks in the United States were tied to right wing extremism, 11 attacks were tied to left wing extremism and 7 attacks were tied to Islamic extremism.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, is a film that grabs life by the ball. Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn), is a charismatic underachiever and proprietor of a rundown gym called Average JoeÍs. The facilityÍs clientele of decidedly less-than-average Joes is made up of a self-styled pirate, a scrawny nerd (Justin Long) who dreams of impressing an unattainable cheerleader, an obsessive aficionado of obscure sports, a dim-witted young man, and a cocky know-it-all who, of course, really knows nothing. PeterÍs humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman (Ben Stiller), the power-mullet-sporting, Fu-Manchu-d, egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym, a gleaming monolith of fitness. White intends to take over Average JoeÍs, and PeterÍs non-existent bookkeeping is making it all too easy for him. A foreclosing bank has stationed attorney Kate Veatch (Christine Taylor) inside Average JoeÍs to finalize GloboÍs takeover of the gym. PeterÍs boyish charm wins her over and Kate joins his team of social rejects to beat the odds.