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...With Emperor Akihito's visit to Britain forthcoming, Japanese P.M. Ryutaro Hashimoto apologized to Tony Blair for the mistreatment of British WW II POWs and offered their grandchildren a free year of study in Japan...
...newborn baby?" The English Channel is crossed in 1785, and ballooning soon becomes the stuff of daredevils (3). But in 1794 the world's first air force is born: warring France uses tethered balloons to observe and direct troops, a tactic later employed in the American Civil War. During WW II, barrage balloons (4) and their slicing cables help protect various sites, including London, against low-flying enemy planes. From the outset, balloons are used to study the atmosphere, eventually lifting men to the brink of space (5). Sports ballooning takes off in the 20th century. The Atlantic is crossed...
...wasn't feeling well. The Sheriff's department said at the time that they were investigating the case as a boating accident. The 76-year old Colby started out his career in the OSS -->