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Featured article: February 27, 2008

There was considerable Axis naval activity in Australian waters during World War II. A total of 54 German and Japanese warships and submarines entered Australian waters between 1940 and 1945 and attacked ships, ports and other targets. Among the best-known attacks are the sinking of HMAS Sydney by a German raider in November 1941, the bombing of Darwin by Japanese naval aircraft in February 1942, and the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour in May 1942. In addition, many Allied merchant ships were damaged or sunk off the Australian coast by submarines and mines. The level of Axis naval activity peaked in the first half of 1942 when Japanese submarines conducted anti-shipping patrols off Australia's coast and Japanese naval aviation attacked several towns in northern Australia. The Japanese submarine offensive against Australia was renewed in the first half of 1943 but was broken off as the Allies pushed the Japanese onto the defensive. Few Axis naval vessels operated in Australian waters in 1944 and 1945 and those that did had only a limited impact. Due to the episodic nature of the Axis attacks and the relatively small number of ships and submarines committed, Germany and Japan were not successful in disrupting Australian shipping. (more...)

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A newsreel showing the breaking of the sound barrier on 14 October 1947 by Chuck Yeager in the rocket-powered Bell X-1. Flying at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13.7 km), Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight.

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Featured list: List of poliomyelitis survivors

This is a list of notable people who have survived the infectious disease poliomyelitis. Poliomyelitis (often simply called polio) is an acute viral infection that involves the gastrointestinal tract and occasionally the central nervous system. Poliovirus is acquired by faecal-oral or oral transmission. Prior to the introduction of a vaccine in 1955, infection was common, with epidemics during the summer and autumn of temperate countries. An eradication programme has reduced the number of reported polio cases worldwide by more than 99% since the mid-1980s. Most infections are asymptomatic; a small number cause a minor illness that is indistinguishable from many other viral illnesses; less than 1% result in acute flaccid paralysis. The extent of paralysis varies from part of a limb to quadriplegia and respiratory failure. The latter was often treated with an iron lung until, it was hoped, the patient recovered. Around 30–40 years after contracting paralytic poliomyelitis, about 25–40% of cases lead to post-polio syndrome. Symptoms include muscle pain, further weakening of muscles and paralysis.¹²

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Actress Marion Davies caught polio as an adult.

Name	Life	Comments
Alda, AlanAlan Alda	1936–	An actor most famous for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the television series MASH*. Alda contracted polio at age seven, during an epidemic. His parents administered a painful treatment, developed by Sister Elizabeth Kenny, in which hot woollen blankets were applied to the limbs and the muscles were stretched by massage.³
Barrymore, LionelLionel Barrymore	1878–1954	A stage, radio and film actor, Barrymore caught polio in the mid 1930s, which left him using a wheelchair.⁴
Davies, MarionMarion Davies	1897–1961	An actress who had a relationship with William Randolph Hearst. She caught polio in the 1940s, which affected one of her legs.⁵

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Toymaker Margarete Steiff was paralysed as an infant.

Name	Life	Comments
Bisz, Daisy RichardsDaisy Richards Bisz	1909–2007	After a bout of polio as an infant, Bisz went on to become one of Florida's first female attorneys, eventually winning a number of cases against Cuban leader Fidel Castro.⁶

Disability rights activists

Name	Life	Comments
Dart, Jr., Justin WhitlockJustin Whitlock Dart, Jr.	1930–2002	An activist who helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. A bout of polio at age 18 left him requiring a wheelchair.⁷

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Category 5 Pacific hurricanes

Hurricane Patsy (1959)

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Hurricane Emilia (1994)

Hurricane Gilma (1994)

Hurricane John (1994)

Hurricane Guillermo (1997)

Hurricane Linda (1997)

Hurricane Elida (2002)

Hurricane Hernan (2002)

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