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The Eastern leaders retaliated against these steps by integrating the economies of their nations in Comecon, their version of the Marshall Plan ; exploding the first Soviet atomic device in 1949 ; signing an alliance with People's Republic of China in February 1950 ; and forming the Warsaw Pact, Eastern Europe's counterpart to NATO, in 1955.
* February 26 – United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that the United Kingdom has an atomic bomb.
* February 13 – France tests its first atomic bomb-in the Sahara Desert of Algeria.
Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. ( February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007 ) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in the history of warfare.
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (; 12 January 1903 – 7 February 1960 ), was a Soviet nuclear physicist who is widely known as the director of the Soviet atomic bomb project.
Stalin replied to these moves by integrating the economies of Eastern Europe in his version of the Marshall Plan, exploding the first Soviet atomic device in 1949, and signing an alliance with Communist China in February 1950.
A similar idea was put forward by Edward Teller, the " father of the H-bomb ", who, in February 1957, proposed the detonation of atomic devices both on and some distance from the lunar surface to analyze the effects of the explosion.
From February 1946 to June 1947 he served as a technical assistant on the Staff of Commander Joint Task Force One for Operation Crossroads, and was on the Staff of Commander, Joint Task Force Seven during the atomic weapons tests in Eniwetok in 1948.
In February, 1944, Lavrenty Beria ( head of NKVD ) named Pavel Sudoplatov to also head the newly formed Department S, which united both GRU and NKVD intelligence work on the atomic bomb ; he was also given a management role in the Soviet atomic effort, to help with coordination.
On 20 February 1944, shortly after setting off around midnight, the ferry and its cargo sank in deep water, finally capping the original mission ′ s objective and halting Germany ′ s atomic bomb development programme.
From October 28, 1946 to February 15, 1950, Lilienthal chaired the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission ( AEC ), and was one of the pioneers of civilian control of the American atomic energy program.
Douglas Rayner Hartree PhD, FRS ( 27 March 1897 – 12 February 1958 ) was an English mathematician and physicist most famous for the development of numerical analysis and its application to the Hartree-Fock equations of atomic physics and the construction of the Meccano differential analyser.
The National Physical Laboratory ( NPL ) has installed three atomic clocks at Anthorn and on 27 February 2007 Britain ’ s national time signal transmissions, retaining their original call sign of MSF, were transferred there on a trial basis, moving formally on 1 April 2007.
However, in February 1951, Ulam had a new idea, in which the shock wave from an atomic bomb " primary " stage, through an arrangement he called " hydrodynamic lensing ", would compress a " secondary " stage of deuterium fusion fuel wrapped around a plutonium rod or " spark plug ".
* February 16: France successfully tests its first atomic bomb, Gerboise Bleue, in the middle of the Algerian Sahara Desert.
* February: News of the Canadian spy ring exposed by defector Igor Gouzenko is made public ( leaked by General Groves ), creating a mild " atom spy " hysteria, pushing American Congressional discussions about postwar atomic regulation in a more conservative direction.

February and number
In February 2006, Angola surpassed Saudi Arabia to become the number one supplier of oil to China.
During January – February 2007, Armenia ’ s trade with Russia and other former Soviet republics was $ 205. 6 million ( double the amount from the same period the previous year ), making them the country ’ s number one trading partner.
Shortly after establishing the settlement at Port Jackson, on 15 February 1788, Phillip sent Lieutenant Philip Gidley King with 8 free men and a number of convicts to establish the second British colony in the Pacific at Norfolk Island.
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (;, ) ( 30 April 177723 February 1855 ) was a German mathematician and physical scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.
It was announced in February 2011 that the company name would revert to Meritor, Inc. Cummins, Inc. is by far the region's largest employer, and the Infotech Park accounts for a sizable number of research jobs in Columbus proper.
Richard Childress Racing entered the number 3 in the Daytona Truck race on 13 February 2010 painted identically to when Earnhardt drove it, but with Bass Pro Shops as a sponsor.
The record shot to number three on the charts, followed closely, in February 1971, by her first number-one single, " Joshua.
" 9 to 5 ", the theme song to the feature film 9 to 5 ( 1980 ) Parton starred in along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, not only reached number one on the country charts, but also, in February 1981, reached number one on the pop and the adult-contemporary charts, giving her a triple-number-one hit.
It was followed by the studio album, " Backwoods Barbie ," which was released February 26, 2008, and reached number two on the country charts.
It charted on February 14th, 1981 and reached number 28 while " Crying " climbed to number 5 on the pop singles chart.
The project was started by Alex Jarrett in February 1996 because he " liked the idea of visiting a location represented by a round number such as 43 ° 00 ' 00 " N 72 ° 00 ' 00 " W. What would be there?
* GNU's Bulletin, volume 1, number 1-a February 1986 document defining free software.
The number of Russian soldiers active in the Civil War declined markedly once Germany attacked Russia on 18 February 1918.
The UDSG cabinet ministers resigned, and M ' Ba called an election for February 1964 and a reduced number of National Assembly deputies ( from 67 to 47 ).
The UDSG cabinet ministers resigned, and M ' Ba called an election for February 1964 and a reduced number of National Assembly deputies ( from 67 to 47 ).
As a result, on February 24, 1966, a small number of army officers and senior police officials, led by Colonel Emmanuel Kotoka, commander of the Second Army Brigade at Kumasi, Major Akwasi Afrifa, staff officer in charge of army training and operations, Lieutenant General ( retired ) Joseph Ankrah, and J. W. K.
) The number 802 was simply the next free number IEEE could assign, though “ 802 ” is sometimes associated with the date the first meeting was held — February 1980.
A large number of indoor rowing competitions are held all over the world, including the indoor rowing world championships ( also known as CRASH-B Sprints ) held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States in February and the British Indoor Rowing Championships held in Birmingham, England in November ; both are rowed on Concept2s.
Frederick's presence alone was sufficient to regain Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and a number of surrounding castles without a fight: these were recovered in February 1229, in return for a ten-year truce with the Ayyubids and freedom of worship for Jerusalem's Muslim inhabitants.
The largest number of member states was 58, between 28 September 1934 ( when Ecuador joined ) and 23 February 1935 ( when Paraguay withdrew ).
In February 1977, the first album by a British punk band appeared: Damned Damned Damned ( by the Damned ) reached number thirty-six on the UK chart.
Various calendars, martyrologies, etc., such as the ancient calendar of the saints of Sicily, number Stephen among the saints, and assign his feast to February 1.

February and 101
It serves as the final resting place for some 6, 000 " neophytes ;" a small stone marker denotes the gravesite of José de Los Santos, the last American Indian to be buried on the grounds, at the age of 101 in February 1921.
See and fellow astronaut Charles Bassett, assigned as Pilot for Gemini 9, were killed before their mission flew on February 28, 1966, when their T-38 trainer jet crashed into McDonnell Aircraft Building 101, known as the McDonnell Space Center, located 1, 000 feet ( 300 m ) from Lambert Field airport in St. Louis, Missouri.
* Sunny Days Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on February 8 and ran for 101 performances.
On February 26, 2010, Oaks addressed students at the annual Mormonism 101 Series convened at Harvard Law School.
However, after undergoing what Mustaine called " Rock School 101 ", Friedman officially joined Megadeth in February 1990.
In February 1861 the Confederate Navy had thirty ships, only fourteen of which were seaworthy, while the Union Navy had ninety vessels ; the C. S. Navy eventually grew to 101 ships to meet the rise in naval conflicts and enemy threats.
As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 25, 873, with 8, 220 households and the density of 101. 99 persons per km².
The PCRM won 50. 07 % of the vote and 71 of the 101 seats in the February 2001 parliamentary election ; by this time the constitution had been changed to provide for election of the President through the Parliament rather than popular vote.
A Dutch version of Room 101 started on 24 February 2008.
* February 1, 1957 – Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing 21 of the 101 on board.
Subsequently the PCRM received 49. 9 % of the vote in the February 2001 parliamentary election, winning 71 out of the 101 seats in parliament.
On 13 February 2003, the Mori Group increased the building's height to and 101 stories, from the initial plans for a, 94-story building.
Lord Penrhyn was 101 years and 74 days when he died on 3 February 1967 and was then the oldest ever hereditary peer.
* February 1 – Northeast Airlines Flight 823, a Douglas DC-6A, crashes in Queens, New York, shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 20 of the 101 people on board and injuring 78 of the 81 survivors.
Following are the original lyrics as composed on February 23, 1940, in Guthrie's room at the Hanover House hotel at 43rd St. and 6th Ave. ( 101 West 43rd St .) in New York, showing his strikeouts.
101 Squadron became the first RAF jet bomber squadron to serve in the Far East when four Canberras arrived at Changi on 11 February 1955.
Consequently, 101 Squadron was temporarily disbanded on 1 February 1957.
The only squadron based at RAF West Raynham, 101 Squadron were held in reserve by 2 Group until they were used as target tugs in February 1940.
The first and only West End production, directed by Emile Littler, opened on February 8, 1967 at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 101 performances.
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Bassett and See were killed on February 28, 1966, when their T-38 trainer jet, piloted by See, crashed into McDonnell Aircraft Building 101, known as the McDonnell Space Center, located from Lambert Field airport in St. Louis, Missouri.
On February 29, 2012 KLRK changed their format to adult hits, branded as " 101. 3 Bob FM ", also broadcasting on FM translator K267AI 101. 3 FM Moody, Texas.
Álvarez appeared in a total of 101 games for the Colombia, making his debut February 14, 1985 against Poland.

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