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. Aircraft were used for reconnaissance as fighters bombers and ground-support and each role was advanced considerably Innovation included airlift (the capability to quickly move limited high-priority supplies equipment and personnel); and of strategic bombing (the bombing of enemy industrial and population centres to destroy the enemy's ability to wage war). Anti-aircraft weaponry also advanced including defences such as radar and surface-to-air artillery the use of the jet aircraft was pioneered and though late introduction meant it had little impact it led to jets becoming standard in air forces worldwide. Although guided missiles were being developed they were not advanced enough to reliably target aircraft until some years after the war, Texas has made a strong mark on national and international pop culture the entire state is strongly associated with the image of the cowboy shown in westerns and in country western music the state's numerous oil tycoons are also a popular pop culture topic as seen in the hit TV series Dallas. The multi-purpose stadium designed to facilitate both football and baseball is nearly circular and uses movable lower seating areas it also ushered in the era of other fully domed stadiums such as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans as well as the now-demolished Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis Kingdome in Seattle and RCA Dome in Indianapolis. Vte Texas 146.svg State Highway 146 Webster Hitler believed that the United Kingdom's refusal to end the war was based on the hope that the United States and the Soviet Union would enter the war against Germany sooner or later. He therefore decided to try to strengthen Germany's relations with the Soviets or failing that to attack and eliminate them as a factor in November 1940 negotiations took place to determine if the Soviet Union would join the Tripartite Pact the Soviets showed some interest but asked for concessions from Finland Bulgaria Turkey and Japan that Germany considered unacceptable on 18 December 1940 Hitler issued the directive to prepare for an invasion of the Soviet Union, In early 1917 the War Department ordered two military installations to be built in Harris County: Camp Logan and Ellington Field the Army deployed a battalion of the all-black 24th Infantry Regiment to guard the construction site at Camp Logan Racial tension in the city rose as the black soldiers received hostile treatment in the racially segregated city Tensions flared into a full-blown riot in August 1917; the Camp Logan Riot resulted in the deaths of 15 whites (including 4 policemen) and 4 black soldiers and scores of additional injuries; Playoff game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007 The Houston Area Asian Survey of the Kinder Institute of Urban Research Houston Area Survey stated that between 1990 and 2000 the Asian population in Harris County increased by 76% Between 2000 and 2010 it increased by 45% the Asian ethnic groups in Harris County have differing levels of educational attainment religion political views and income During that year in Harris County 50% of the county's Asian immigrants have postgraduate degrees As of 2013 28% of Harris County Asians have household incomes of over $75,000 the report stated that many Asians were in earlier stages of careers and were younger leading to lower incomes. Of Indian and Pakistani residents the second most educated Asian group in the county behind Taiwanese 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school Of Vietnamese the least educated Asian group in the county 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school. The Chapel of St Basil, 334 Targa Resources In 2001 the wreck of U-166 was found in 5,000 feet (1,500 m) of water less than two miles from where it had attacked the Robert E Lee an archaeological survey of the seafloor before construction of a natural gas pipeline led to the discoveries by C & C Marine archaeologists Robert A Church and Daniel J Warren the sonar contacts consisted of two large sections lying approximately 500 feet apart at either end of a debris field that indicated the presence of a U-boat, 2.1 Theater District Map of Japanese military advances through mid-1942. . .

. U.S Navy SBD-5 scout plane flying patrol over USS Washington and USS Lexington during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign 1943, In addition Houston has the Houston Public Library a city-controlled public library system, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940 in August Chinese communists launched an offensive in Central China; in retaliation Japan instituted harsh measures in occupied areas to reduce human and material resources for the communists. Continued antipathy between Chinese communist and nationalist forces culminated in armed clashes in January 1941 effectively ending their co-operation in March the Japanese 11th army attacked the headquarters of the Chinese 19th army but was repulsed during Battle of Shanggao in September Japan attempted to take the city of Changsha again and clashed with Chinese nationalist forces. . 11 External links The University of North Texas, Corporate involvement in culture The Bank of America Center! Aldine ISD Roadways Prisoner identity photograph taken by the German SS of a Polish girl deported to Auschwitz Approximately 230,000 children were held prisoner and used in forced labor and medical experiments.