Civil defense siren — Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1003 Civil Defense siren. A civil defense siren (also referred to as an air raid siren, tornado siren, tsunami siren, fire siren/whistle, flood siren, weather siren, time/curfew siren, or other outdoor warning siren) is … Wikipedia
United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation — The United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO) was a British civilian organisation operating between 1957 and 1992 to provide the authorities with data about nuclear explosions and forecasts of likely fallout profiles across the… … Wikipedia
Operational instruments of the Royal Observer Corps — Main article: Royal Observer Corps ROC post observers in an underground monitoring post during a Cold War training exercise. The BPI dial can be seen in the background with a teletalk, FSM radiac instrument and a WB400 receiver on the desk The… … Wikipedia
Catherine de' Medici — Catherine de Medici, attributed to François Clouet, c. 1555 Queen consort of France Reign 31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559 … Wikipedia
September Massacres — would continue throughout France for nearly a decade to come. [Caron 1935, part IV is confined to comparable events in provincial cities that transpired from July to October 1792.] Overview On September 2 1792, news reached Paris that the Duke of … Wikipedia
Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre — • This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes Catholic … Catholic encyclopedia
