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USS Northampton (CA-26) At Brisbane On 5 August 1941 (NH 94596)
USS ''Northampton'' has been the name of three ships in the United States Navy: *, a wooden motor boat acquired in 1917 and returned to its owner in 1918. *, lead ship of the ''Northampton''-class cruisers, commissioned in 1930 and was sunk at the Battle of Tassafaronga in 1942. * was a command ship that was originally laid down as heavy cruiser CA-125 in 1944. Work on her was suspended the next year prior to launching, then recommenced in 1948 when it was decided to make her a command ship. She was launched in 1951, commissioned in 1953 and served until 1970. Other uses *During World War II, the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ..., which trained officers of the Women's Reserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith College
Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith (Smith College), Sophia Smith and opened in 1875. It is the largest member of the historic Seven Sisters (colleges), Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite women's colleges in the Northeastern United States. Smith is also a member of the Five College Consortium, along with four other nearby institutions in the Pioneer Valley: Mount Holyoke College, Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst; students of each college are allowed to attend classes at any other member institution. On campus are Smith's Smith College Museum of Art, Museum of Art and The Botanic Garden of Smith College, Botanic Garden, the latter designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Smith has 41 academic departments and programs and is structured around a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northampton, Massachusetts
The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Northampton (including its outer villages, Florence and Leeds) was 29,571. Northampton is known as an academic, artistic, musical, and countercultural hub. It features a large politically liberal community along with numerous alternative health and intellectual organizations. Based on U.S. Census demographics, election returns, and other criteria, the website Epodunk rates Northampton as the most politically liberal medium-size city (population 25,000–99,000) in the United States. The city has a high proportion of residents who identify as gay and lesbian and a high number of same-sex households and is a popular destination for the LGBT community. Northampton is part of the Pioneer Valley and is one of the northernmost cities in the Knowledge Corridor—a cross-state cultural and economic partnership with other Connecticut River Valley citie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut [Massachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət],'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York (state), New York to the west. The state's capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban area, urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American History of the United States, history, academia, and the Economy of the United States, research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAVES
Waves most often refers to: *Waves, oscillations accompanied by a transfer of energy that travel through space or mass. * Wind waves, surface waves that occur on the free surface of bodies of water. Waves may also refer to: Music * Waves (band) Albums * ''Waves'' (Charles Lloyd album) * ''Waves'' (Jade Warrior album) * ''Waves'' (Katrina and the Waves album) * ''Waves'' (Moving Mountains album) * ''Waves'' (Rachel Platten album) * ''Waves'' (Rhydian Roberts album) * ''Waves'' (Sam Rivers album) * ''Waves'' (Story Untold album) * ''Waves'' (Terje Rypdal album) * ''Waves'' (Waves album) * '' Waves: Radio 1 Sessions 90–94'', a compilation album by Ride * ''Waves'' (EP), by Mick Jenkins * ''Waves'', one of the original titles for the Kanye West album, ''The Life of Pablo'' * ''Waves'', a 2005 album by Eric Andersen Songs * "Waves" (Blancmange song), 1983 * "Waves" (Mono Band song), 2005 * "Waves" (Mr. Probz song), 2013 * "Waves" (Kanye West song), 2016 * "Waves" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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