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  400m -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
400m is a common (additional info and facts about track running) track running distance.
For career 400m runners this becomes a prolonged high speed sprint.
The current men's world record is held by (additional info and facts about Michael Johnson) Michael Johnson, with a time of 43.18 seconds.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/4/40/400m.htm   (207 words)

  
 First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Bergmann MG15 nA Gun
It was fed via a 200-round belt up to a theoretical cyclic rate of 500 rounds per minute, although it tended to overheat after just 300 rounds.
The MG15 nA's range was 400m, the weapon being a designated close-range weapon.
Often compared to the British Lewis light machine gun, the latter was usually regarded as the better, more reliable weapon.
www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/mgun_mg15na.htm   (171 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Le Mans
The race has always had a British flavor to it, dating back to the Twenties when Bentley used it to promote the company's products and the Bentley Boys won four 24 Hour races, Woolf Barnato establishing a record that is unlikely ever to be beaten -- three wins in three starts.
It was at Le Mans in 1933 that Tazio Nuvolari won his only start in the great race, beating Luigi Chinetti by just 400m.
In the late 1930s the race witnessed a series of French victories, notably for the Bugatti Tanksin 1937 and 1939.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-037.html   (886 words)

  
 August 1 Events in History
August 1, 1982 Heavy Israeli air bombardment on Beirut
August 1, 1982 Petra Schneider swims world record 400m medley (4:36.10)
August 1, 1981 MTV premieres at 12:01 AM August 1, 1981 Poland premier Jagielski resigns
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