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Post by TheFlashman on Aug 6, 2020 15:17:55 GMT -5
227
227 is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 6, 1990. The series stars Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, a sharp-tongued, inner-city resident gossip and housewife, and lower-floor neighbors Sandra Clark and Pearl Shay.
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Post by jimco22 on Aug 6, 2020 16:02:40 GMT -5
228 ~ source ~ countryaah.com
There are a total of 228 towns and cities in the state of Alaska. Top 10 biggest cities by population are Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Wasilla, Kenai, Kodiak, Bethel, and Palmer while top ten largest cities by land area are Sitka, Juneau, Wrangel, Anchorage, Valdez, Unalaska, Nightmute, Cordova, Edna Bay, and Cold Bay
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Post by VanIsleRover on Aug 6, 2020 16:05:13 GMT -5
229 USS Flying FishUSS Flying Fish (SS/AGSS-229), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flying fish.
The keel of Flying Fish (SS-229) was laid down on 6 December 1940 by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. She was launched 9 July 1941 and sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy K. Kimmel, wife Husband E. Kimmel, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet). The boat was commissioned 10 December 1941, Lieutenant Commander Glynn "Donc" Donaho (Class of 1927) in command.
Flying Fish is credited with having sunk a total of 58,306 tons of Japanese shipping and received 12 battle stars for World War II service.
Commissioned: 10 December 1941[1]
Decommissioned: 28 May 1954[1]
Stricken: 1 August 1958[1]
Fate: Sold for scrap, 1 May 1959[
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Post by TheFlashman on Aug 7, 2020 23:49:49 GMT -5
230Sea Doo GTR 230
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Post by Unclebal on Aug 8, 2020 7:59:22 GMT -5
231 years ago, in 1789
August 21 – A proposal for a Bill of Rights is adopted by the United States House of Representatives.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Aug 8, 2020 15:05:35 GMT -5
232  U.S. #232 1893 3¢ Columbian Commemorative Issue Date: January 1, 1893 Issue Quantity: 11,501,250 Printed by: American Bank Note Company Method: Flat plate Watermark: None Perforation: 12 Color: green The Santa Maria was the flagship of Columbus. It was the largest vessel in his small fleet (measuring 117 feet in length as opposed to the 50-foot length of the Nina and the Pinta), and it was the one on which Columbus sailed. www.mysticstamp.com/Products/United-States/232/USA/
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Post by jimco22 on Aug 10, 2020 7:29:33 GMT -5
233 Years Ago
The Constitutional Convention, (also known as the Philadelphia Convention, the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia) took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, resulting in the creation of the Constitution of the United States, placing the Convention among the most significant events in American history.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Aug 10, 2020 14:46:54 GMT -5
234 trainfanatics.com/dr-class-99-234-frozen-solid/  DR Class 99 234 is a tank locomotive, and no doubt had frozen water in her tanks! Caught in the dead of winter in the snow , these railway workers try to get this German Locomotive to move again. Working diligently and with shovels and a torch, they thaw out the pistons. The DR Class 99 234 is part of the Brocken Railway and travels though the Harz National Park on the Harzer Narrow Gauge Railway in the Harzer Mountains. The railway line is narrow gauge at (3 foot and 3 3/8 inches) runs about 12 miles.
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Post by SUVFan on Aug 10, 2020 15:42:50 GMT -5
235
U-235 is the fissile isotope of uranium used in the first atomic bombs.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Aug 11, 2020 12:40:50 GMT -5
236Air Transat Flight 236 Airbus A330  www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-truths/can-a-plane-fly-with-no-one-engines/The plane, which was forced to perform a series of turns and one full circle to lose the necessary altitude, bounced on the runway before coming to a stop. No lives were lost and the incident remains the furthest flown by a passenger jet without engine power in aviation history.
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Post by TheFlashman on Aug 11, 2020 13:23:35 GMT -5
237 Room 237 is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Rodney Ascher about interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining (1980) which was adapted from the 1977 novel of the same name by Stephen King. |
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Post by jimco22 on Aug 12, 2020 3:47:37 GMT -5
238 Thousand
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve saw 238,000 visitors
Report Date as July 29, 2020
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dubai may have wowed the world with its skyscrapers and man-made islands, but beyond its bright city lights, a well-loved wildlife haven thrives. Last year, the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) has attracted over 238,000 visitors from across the globe.
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Post by TheFlashman on Aug 12, 2020 11:34:22 GMT -5
239Plutonium-239Plutonium-239 (239Pu, Pu-239) is an isotope of plutonium. Plutonium-239 is the primary fissile isotope used for the production of nuclear weapons, although uranium-235 has also been used. Plutonium-239 is also one of the three main isotopes demonstrated usable as fuel in thermal spectrum nuclear reactors, along with uranium-235 and uranium-233. Plutonium-239 has a half-life of 24,110 years
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Post by SUVFan on Aug 12, 2020 16:03:10 GMT -5
240
240 is a cultural phenomena/symbol (not to be confused with the 420 movement) meaning 'loose party' or something that would be regarded as 'novelty'. The origin is unknown to this day but is widely understood colloquially in Australia.
Person 1: 'yo man, how was that party at Karl's last night?'.
Person 2: 'man it was 240, loose party, roll-over til the next day.
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Post by jimco22 on Aug 13, 2020 7:11:03 GMT -5
241
241 Pizza is a deeply Canadian company, opening their first restaurant in Toronto in 1986 and now offer
pizza delivery and walk-in specials to customers in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland.
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