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  2. Strategic Defense Initiative - Wikipedia

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    The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), derisively nicknamed the Star Wars program, was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic nuclear missiles. The program was announced in 1983, by President Ronald Reagan. [1]

  3. Missile Defense Agency - Wikipedia

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    The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is a component of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a comprehensive defense against ballistic missiles. It had its origins in the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which was established in 1983 by Ronald Reagan and which was headed by Lt. General James Alan Abrahamson.

  4. Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List

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    Azza Air Transport, former Cargo airline, in the SDN List. The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, also known as the SDN List, is a United States government sanctions/embargo measure targeting U.S.-designated terrorists, officials and beneficiaries of certain authoritarian regimes, and international criminals (e.g. drug traffickers).

  5. California State Disability Insurance - Wikipedia

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    California State Disability Insurance (SDI or CASDI) is a statutory (state-regulated and state-audited) state disability program of the State of California for short-term disability income replacement. The program has been in effect since 1946.

  6. The top 20 presidents in US history, according to historians

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    Notable best presidents include George Washington at No.2, Thomas Jefferson at No. 7, and Barack Obama at No. 12.

  7. Spatial data infrastructure - Wikipedia

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    The original example of an SDI is the United States National Spatial Data Infrastructure , first mandated in the OMB Circular A-16 in 1996. In Europe since 2007, INSPIRE is a European Commission initiative to build a European SDI beyond national boundaries; the United Nations Spatial Data Infrastructure ( UNSDI ) plans to do the same for over ...

  8. Category:History-related lists - Wikipedia

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    List of Hispanic American caudillos; List of Jurchen chieftains; Circumnavigation world record progression; List of historical classifications; List of common misconceptions; List of common misconceptions about history; List of Confucian states and dynasties; List of coups and coup attempts; List of coups and coup attempts since 2010; List of ...

  9. List of national historic sites and historical parks of the ...

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    Founded in 1836, New Philadelphia was the first town in the United States platted and registered by an African-American before the American Civil War. The founder, Free Frank McWorter , was a former slave who was able to save money from work and his own business to purchase the freedom of his wife, then himself, and over time, 13 members of his ...