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Featured article: March 1, 2005 The Space Race was the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union roughly from 1957 to 1975, involving their efforts to explore space with satellites and to eventually land a human being on the Moon and return him to Earth. Though its roots lie in early rocket technology and in the international tensions following World War II, the Space Race effectively began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957. The term was coined as an analogy to the arms race. The Space Race became an important part of the cultural and technological rivalry between the USSR and the U.S. during the Cold War. Space technology was a particularly important arena in this conflict, both because of its military applications and due to the psychological benefit of raising morale. (more...) Recently featured: Hrafnkels saga – Great Lakes Storm of 1913 – Lord's Resistance Army

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Featured sound "Ombra mai fù" (and the introductory recitative) from George Frideric Handel's Serse, as performed by Enrico Caruso in 1920. (file info)

Featured picture: May 15, 2006 Vaduz is the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein. It is the seat of the national parliament. The town has about 5,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Roman Catholic, and is located along the Rhine. It is thought to have been founded in the 13th century by the Counts of Werdenberg. There is mention of the castle in 1322; the castle was later sacked by the Swiss in 1499. Photo credit: Mschlindwein Archive - More featured pictures...

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The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties (Lithuanian: singular apskritis, plural apskritys), all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into 60 municipalities (Lithuanian: singular savivaldybė, plural savivaldybės): 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities. Each municipality is then divided into elderates (Lithuanian: singular seniūnija, plural seniūnijos). This division was created in 1994 and slightly modified in 2000. # County (media help) Capital Area in km² (rank) Population in 2001 census Population in 2011 census (rank) Population per km² (rank) Municipalities 1 Alytus County (listen • info) Alytus 5,425 (6) 187,769 158,571 (7) 29.3 (8) Alytus city municipality Alytus district municipality Druskininkai municipality Lazdijai district municipality Varėna district municipality 2 Kaunas County (listen • info) Kaunas 8,089 (3) 701,529 612,532 (2) 75.7 (2) Birštonas municipality Jonava district municipality Kaišiadorys district municipality Kaunas city municipality Kaunas district municipality Kėdainiai district municipality Prienai district municipality Raseiniai district municipality See full list...

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