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USS Guam (CB2)
The Alaska-class cruisers were a class of six cruisers ordered prior to World War II for the U.S. Navy. They were officially classed as large cruisers (CB), but others have regarded them as battlecruisers. Their intermediate status is reflected in the naming of the ships after US territories and insular areas, rather than states (battleships) or cities (cruisers). The idea for a large cruiser class originated in the early 1930s when the Navy sought to counter German Deutschland-class "pocket battleships". Planning of what became the Alaska class began in the later 1930s after the deployment of Germany's Scharnhorst-class battleships and rumors that Japan was constructing a new battlecruiser class. To serve as "cruiser-killers" capable of seeking out and destroying such ships, the Alaska class was given large guns, limited armor protection against 12-inch shells, and machinery capable of speeds of about 31–33 knots (36–38 mph, 58–61 km/h). Of the six planned, two were completed and a third was cancelled during construction. Alaska and Guam (pictured) served for the last year of World War II as bombardment ships and fast carrier escorts, and were decommissioned in 1947. (Full article...)
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Animation of app icons by Greg Wohlwend
... that independent video game artist Greg Wohlwend designed Threes!, Ridiculous Fishing, Hundreds, Gasketball, Puzzlejuice, and Solipskier (icons pictured)?
... that the Habsburgs' frequent practice of royal intermarriage led to severe inbreeding?
... that in 1896 The Sporting Life wrote of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jim Donnelly that a "prettier or headier fielder ... would be difficult to find"?
... that the Toungoo Dynasty's decisive victory over Ava and its allies in the Toungoo–Ava War (1538–45) cemented the upstart kingdom's emergence as the largest polity in Burma since 1287?
... that only five times in Philippine Basketball Association history has a team won the Grand Slam?
... that reviewers found the BBC One film Common "unrelentingly depressing" and "profoundly engaging"?
... that New Zealand television news anchor Angela D'Audney caused a national furore in 1982 by appearing topless in the TV comedy play The Venus Touch?
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In the news
Man swinging golf club
In golf, Rory McIlroy (pictured) wins the Open Championship.
Militants attack a checkpoint in Egypt's western desert region, killing 22 soldiers.
The Cook Islands Party retains its majority in the Cook Islands general election.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, is shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
Israel launches a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Militants attack two checkpoints in the Chaambi Mountains, Tunisia, killing fourteen soldiers.
Typhoon Rammasun causes at least 94 deaths in the Philippines and at least 18 in China.
The BRICS summit is held in Brazil.
Ongoing: Ukrainian unrest
Recent deaths: James Garner – Elaine Stritch – Karl Albrecht
On this day...
July 23: Revolution Day in Egypt (1952)
Replica of W. A. Burt's typographer
1829 – William Austin Burt was awarded a patent for the typographer (replica pictured), the first practical typewriting machine.
1914 – Austria-Hungary presented Serbia with an ultimatum to allow them to investigate the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, that Serbia would ultimately reject, leading to World War I.
1927 – Wilfred Rhodes of England and Yorkshire became the only person to play in 1,000 first-class cricket matches.
1942 – The Holocaust: The gas chambers at Treblinka extermination camp began operation, killing 6,500 Jews who had been transported from the Warsaw Ghetto the day before.
1984 – Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America, resigned in scandal after Penthouse magazine published nude photos of her that were taken two years prior.
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Lauren Mitchell
Australian artistic gymnast Lauren Mitchell (b. 1991) performing a layout step-out on the balance beam during the 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, United Kingdom, on 14 October 2009; at the Championships, Mitchell won two silver medals, one for the balance beam and another for floor exercises. Since her first medal in 2007, Mitchell has placed in the World Championships, World Cup, and Commonwealth Games, and competed in two Olympic Games.
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From today's featured article
USS Guam (CB2)
The Alaska-class cruisers were a class of six cruisers ordered prior to World War II for the U.S. Navy. They were officially classed as large cruisers (CB), but others have regarded them as battlecruisers. Their intermediate status is reflected in the naming of the ships after US territories and insular areas, rather than states (battleships) or cities (cruisers). The idea for a large cruiser class originated in the early 1930s when the Navy sought to counter German Deutschland-class "pocket battleships". Planning of what became the Alaska class began in the later 1930s after the deployment of Germany's Scharnhorst-class battleships and rumors that Japan was constructing a new battlecruiser class. To serve as "cruiser-killers" capable of seeking out and destroying such ships, the Alaska class was given large guns, limited armor protection against 12-inch shells, and machinery capable of speeds of about 31–33 knots (36–38 mph, 58–61 km/h). Of the six planned, two were completed and a third was cancelled during construction. Alaska and Guam (pictured) served for the last year of World War II as bombardment ships and fast carrier escorts, and were decommissioned in 1947. (Full article...)
Part of the Battlecruisers of the world series, one of Wikipedia's featured topics.
Recently featured: Chat Moss – Leo Minor – Australian contribution to the Battle of Normandy
Archive – By email – More featured articles...
Did you know...
From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:
Animation of app icons by Greg Wohlwend
... that independent video game artist Greg Wohlwend designed Threes!, Ridiculous Fishing, Hundreds, Gasketball, Puzzlejuice, and Solipskier (icons pictured)?
... that the Habsburgs' frequent practice of royal intermarriage led to severe inbreeding?
... that in 1896 The Sporting Life wrote of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jim Donnelly that a "prettier or headier fielder ... would be difficult to find"?
... that the Toungoo Dynasty's decisive victory over Ava and its allies in the Toungoo–Ava War (1538–45) cemented the upstart kingdom's emergence as the largest polity in Burma since 1287?
... that only five times in Philippine Basketball Association history has a team won the Grand Slam?
... that reviewers found the BBC One film Common "unrelentingly depressing" and "profoundly engaging"?
... that New Zealand television news anchor Angela D'Audney caused a national furore in 1982 by appearing topless in the TV comedy play The Venus Touch?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article
In the news
Man swinging golf club
In golf, Rory McIlroy (pictured) wins the Open Championship.
Militants attack a checkpoint in Egypt's western desert region, killing 22 soldiers.
The Cook Islands Party retains its majority in the Cook Islands general election.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, is shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
Israel launches a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Militants attack two checkpoints in the Chaambi Mountains, Tunisia, killing fourteen soldiers.
Typhoon Rammasun causes at least 94 deaths in the Philippines and at least 18 in China.
The BRICS summit is held in Brazil.
Ongoing: Ukrainian unrest
Recent deaths: James Garner – Elaine Stritch – Karl Albrecht
On this day...
July 23: Revolution Day in Egypt (1952)
Replica of W. A. Burt's typographer
1829 – William Austin Burt was awarded a patent for the typographer (replica pictured), the first practical typewriting machine.
1914 – Austria-Hungary presented Serbia with an ultimatum to allow them to investigate the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, that Serbia would ultimately reject, leading to World War I.
1927 – Wilfred Rhodes of England and Yorkshire became the only person to play in 1,000 first-class cricket matches.
1942 – The Holocaust: The gas chambers at Treblinka extermination camp began operation, killing 6,500 Jews who had been transported from the Warsaw Ghetto the day before.
1984 – Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America, resigned in scandal after Penthouse magazine published nude photos of her that were taken two years prior.
More anniversaries: July 22 – July 23 – July 24
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now July 23, 2014 (UTC) – Reload this page
Today's featured picture
Lauren Mitchell
Australian artistic gymnast Lauren Mitchell (b. 1991) performing a layout step-out on the balance beam during the 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, United Kingdom, on 14 October 2009; at the Championships, Mitchell won two silver medals, one for the balance beam and another for floor exercises. Since her first medal in 2007, Mitchell has placed in the World Championships, World Cup, and Commonwealth Games, and competed in two Olympic Games.
Photo: Steven Rasmussen; edit: Keraunoscopia
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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,563,165 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
More than 1,000,000 articles: Deutsch ·
español ·
français ·
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More than 400,000 articles: català ·
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