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Bismarck Sea, Battle of the (March 3, 1943) a
World War II naval battle in which combined Allied sea and air forces destroyed a Japanese convoy near New Guinea. Eight troop transports and eight destroyers were attacked as they carried a Japanese army division to reinforce positions in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Low-level bombing and strafing runs by U.S. and Australian
B-25 s, followed by torpedo attacks from U.S.
PT boats, sunk all the transports and four destroyers.
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Bismarck-Mandan, N.D., Business Scene Saw Much Activity in 2003.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 12/28/2003; 700+ words
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Bismarck teenagers create americas's first driver's ed training promoting cellular phone safety
PR Newswire; 9/26/1990; 700+ words
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BISMARCK SUNK AFTER 1,750-MILE CHASE; ADMIRALTY TELLS HOW SHE WAS BROUGHT TO ACTION FRANTIC EFFORTS TO SHAKE OFF SHADOWERS.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 12/19/1998; 700+ words
; ...the 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck was sunk yesterday morning. She had...on the pursuit and destruction of the Bismarck, issued last night, said: Air reconnaissance...S. Sheffield made contact with the Bismarck and proceeded to shadow her. Within...
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The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy...Robert Gerwarth's study of the Bismarck myth is a valuable addition to our understanding...political culture. He examines the use of Bismarck as a "German national myth" (p. 8...
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Bismarck and the making of modern Germany.(The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
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Bismarck and the German right: Robert Gerwarth looks at the ways in which Otto von Bismarck was turned into a mythical hero-figure of the right and shows how the 'Bismarck myth' contributed to the widespread hunger in German society for a towering leader.(Inventing the Iron Chancellor)
Magazine article from: History Today; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
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Bismarck, Prussia & German nationalism.(Otto von Bismarck)
Magazine article from: History Review; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
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Bismarck's Seeks Return in Germany
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...century power, but Carl-Eduard von Bismarck thinks it is time the family had a hand...married a Swiss commoner he met in Monaco, Bismarck returned last year to the ancestral castle...roots and organize his campaign. The Bismarck name is not only an advantage, he said...
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Bismarck family seeks return to politics more than a century after Germany's 'Iron Chancellor'
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...century power, but Carl-Eduard von Bismarck thinks it is time the family had a hand...married a Swiss commoner he met in Monaco, Bismarck returned last year to the ancestral castle...roots and organize his campaign. The Bismarck name is not only an advantage, he said...
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TBS `Bismarck' special follows search for German battleship
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/27/1989; ; 700+ words
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Bismarck: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Bismarck: Communications Newspapers and Magazines The Bismarck Tribune, North Dakota's oldest newspaper still publishing...appears every morning. Other newspapers published in Bismarck are the biweekly Farm and Ranch Guide, and the monthly...
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Bismarck: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Bismarck: History Crossing on the Missouri Exploited...natural ford on the site of present-day Bismarck was known to Plains Indian tribes as one...communities in and around present-day Bismarck, and developed a thriving Northern Plains...
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Bismarck: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Bismarck: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity Bismarck has a strong, diversified economy that has been continually...agricultural workforce. The state government is Bismarck's largest employer with more than 4,300 workers...
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Bismarck
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Bismarck Bismarck: Introduction Bismarck: Geography and Climate Bismarck: History Bismarck: Population Profile Bismarck: Municipal Government Bismarck: Economy Bismarck: Education and Research Bismarck: Health Care Bismarck: Recreation...
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Bismarck: Recreation
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Bismarck: Recreation Sightseeing Visitors to the...and Clark on their expedition through Bismarck. The statue of the guide was erected...1960. Docked at the historic Port of Bismarck, the Lewis & Clark riverboat offers...
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