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** field guns: capable of long range fire.

** gun howitzers: capable of high or low angle fire with a long barrel.

** 1, 000, 000, 000, 000 ( number ), one million million, 10 < sup > 12 </ sup >, in the long scale

** Cold temperate with cool summers and long winters

** Very short, cool summers and long, very cold winters

** – colon, used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to mark long vowels.

** Strategic Command-Strategic Command is responsible for all of the long term and strategic concerns of the RFMF, including welfare, legal issues, sustainability issues etc.

** " Rule 2: When undecided about the exact frame to cut on, cut long rather than short.

** JK Unlimited: The long wheelbase, 4-door version of the 2007 Wrangler.

** Alluvial plain, formed over a long period of time by a river depositing sediment on its floodplain or bed which becomes alluvial soil.

** A telegraph relay, repeating a weak signal received at the end of a long wire

** 5-year further education ( enseignement de type long ) at master level ( one or two more years for doctoral training )

** Victoria Coach Station, which owns and operates London's principal terminal for long distance bus and coach services.

** Craig Breedlove's jet-powered car Spirit of America goes out of control in Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and makes skid marks 9. 6 km long.

** The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the visiting New York Yankees, 7 – 5 to win the World Series in 7 games ( 4 – 3 ), ending a long run of 29 World Series appearances in 44 seasons for the Bronx Bombers ( also known as the Yankee Dynasty ).

** George VI ( King of the United Kingdom and his dominions, of Canada, of South Africa, of Australia, of New Zealand and of Ceylon ) dies aged 56 after a long illness.

** Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzanian long distance runner

** a square with sides 10 km long

** Crakow, shoes from Poland with long toes popular in the 15th century

** 1 quintillion km³ ( 1, 000 billiard km³ in long scale terminology, one million million million cubic kilometres )

** 1 billion Mm³ ( 1 milliard Mm³ in long scale terminology, one thousand million cubic megametres )

** 10 quintillion km³ ( 10, 000 billiard km³ in long scale terminology, ten million million million cubic kilometres )

** 10 billion Mm³ ( 10 milliard Mm³ in long scale terminology, ten thousand million cubic megametres )

** A standoff between Soviet and American tanks in Berlin, Germany heightens Cold War tensions.

** A failed coup attempt against President of Haiti Prosper Avril leads to a standoff between mutinous troops and the government which ended on April 10 with the government regaining control of the country.

** A Sentinel R1 airborne standoff radar aircraft

** Lughnasadh, traditionally begins on the eve of August 1.

** The breech refers to the mass of solid metal behind the bottom of the bore extending to the base of the breech and including the base ring ; it also generally refers to the end of the cannon opposite the muzzle, i. e., the location where the explosion of the gunpowder begins as opposed to the opening through which the pressurized gas escapes.

** Día de las Velitas, begins after sunset.

** Quema del Diablo, begins after sunset.

** Jōban Line: Officially, the line begins at Nippori Station, although most trains start / terminate at Ueno Station

** Pope John Paul II begins the first official visit by a Roman Catholic pontiff to Israel.

** CKO ( a now-defunct Canadian all news radio network ) begins broadcasting.

** The deadly Christmas flood of 1964 begins ; It becomes one of the most destructive weather events to affect Oregon in the 20th century.

** The giant German cannon, the so-called Paris Gun, begins to shell Paris from away.

** The United States Post Office Department ( later renamed the United States Postal Service ) begins the 3rd regular airmail service in the world ( between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC ), the 1st being from Allahabad to Naini Junction in India on the 18th February 1911 and the 2nd being from London to Windsor Castle on the 22nd June 1911.

** U. S. President Woodrow Wilson begins his second term.

** Russian General Brusilov begins a major offensive in Galicia, initially advancing towards Lemberg.

** Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq refuses to allow UNSCOM inspectors to use its own aircraft to fly into Iraq, and begins military operations in the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait, and the northern Iraqi no-fly zones.

** Greek legislative election, 1993: Andreas Papandreou begins his second term as Prime Minister of Greece.

** The U. S. Senate Committee on Armed Services and U. S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begins its closed door hearings into the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur by U. S. President Harry S Truman.

** Judy Garland begins her legendary concerts in New York's Palace Theatre.

** The International Geophysical Year begins.

** Ireland's first regular radio service, 2RN ( later Radio Éireann ), begins broadcasting.

** The British miners ' union begins negotiations with the government

** In Williamsburg, Virginia, the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg begins.

** People's Democracy begins a march from Belfast to Derry, Northern Ireland in support of civil rights.

** The Battle of Dong Ap Bia, also known as Hamburger Hill, begins during the Vietnam War.

** The Beijing Subway begins operation.

** Cold War: The Berlin Blockade begins.

** Operation Magic Carpet to transport Jews from Yemen to Israel begins.