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70–90. USS Saratoga (CV/CVA/CVB-60), was the second of four Forrestal -class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. Saratoga was the sixth U.S. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the Battles of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War . Commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in the ...
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne led an invasion army of 7,200–8,000 men southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley, hoping to meet a similar ...
The Great Sacandaga Lake (formerly the Sacandaga Reservoir) is a large lake situated in the Adirondack Park in northern New York in the United States. The lake has a surface area of about 41.7 square miles (108 km 2) at capacity, and the length is about 29 miles (47 km). The word Sacandaga means "Land of the Waving Grass" in the native Mohawk ...
mediaaccessproject .org. The Media Access Project (or MAP) was a non-profit group that promoted the public's interest before Congress and the US court system. MAP grew out of a 1960s lawsuit against the United Church of Christ and was eventually formed in 1972 in order to advance the rights of the public wanting to participate in the democratic ...
Matt Calkins. Matt Calkins Appian World 2024 keynote speaker. Title. Founder, CEO, Chairman and President of Appian Corporation Board game creator. Board member of. Appian Corporation, Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), Sorensen Institute and Virginia Public Access Project Council. Matt Calkins is the co-founder, CEO, chairman, and ...
It’s one of seven public access points to Lake Steilacoom, on 100th Street Southwest lying west of Dekoven Drive. Two next-door neighbors have petitioned the city to vacate the property and let ...
Saratoga Springs, New York. The Spa City, 'Toga, The Springs. / 43.08306°N 73.78444°W / 43.08306; -73.78444. Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. [ 4] The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort ...
The Saratoga campaign in 1777 was an attempt by the British high command for North America to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley during the American Revolutionary War. It ended in the surrender of the British army, which historian Edmund Morgan argues, "was a great turning point of the war, because it won ...