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Look up: Kwajalein

  1. Kwajalein
    [n] - an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II 2. [n] - World War II (January 1944)
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  2. Kwajalein
    noun an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  3. Kwajalein
    Kwajalein (kwä'jälān, –lēn, –lin) , coral atoll, 6.5 sq mi (16.8 sq km), central Pacific, in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. The largest atoll of the Marshalls, Kwajalein, consists of a group of 97 islets surrounding a lagoon. A large Japanese naval and...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A082

  4. Kwajalein
    The USS Kwajalein was an American Casablanca Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 6730 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Kwajalein had a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 800 and about 30 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun and twenty-four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

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/calendar/ February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop. The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. Cupid, another symbol of the holiday, became associated with it because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards. read more

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