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  2. Steve Fossett - Wikipedia

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    The flight set the Absolute Altitude Record for gliders at 15,460 metres (50,720 ft). [44] Since the glider cockpit was unpressurized, the pilots wore full pressure suits (similar to space suits) so that they would be able to fly to altitudes above 45,000 feet (14,000 m). Fossett and Enevoldson had made previous attempts in three countries over ...

  3. List of biographical films - Wikipedia

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    Steal This Movie! Abbie Hoffman: Vincent D'Onofrio: Anita Hoffman: Janeane Garofalo: The Three Stooges: Moe Howard: Paul Ben-Victor: Larry Fine: Evan Handler: Curly Howard: Michael Chiklis: Shemp Howard: John Kassir: Vatel: François Vatel: Gérard Depardieu: Word and Utopia: António Vieira: Lima Duarte: Take Me Home: The John Denver Story ...

  4. List of American films of 1980 - Wikipedia

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    Home Movies: United Artists: Brian De Palma (director); Kim Ambler, Dana Edelman, Robert Harders, Stephen Le May, Charlie Loventhal, Gloria Norris (screenplay); Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Vincent Gardenia, Gerrit Graham, Theresa Saldana: 17 The Private Eyes: New World Pictures / The Private Eyes Partners Limited

  5. Altitude - Wikipedia

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    Absolute altitude is the vertical distance of the aircraft above the terrain over which it is flying. [3]: ii It can be measured using a radar altimeter (or "absolute altimeter"). [3] Also referred to as "radar height" or feet/metres above ground level (AGL). True altitude is the actual elevation above mean sea level.

  6. 1980s - Wikipedia

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    The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.

  7. List of 1980s films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. True story films [1] gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the production of films based on actual events that first aired on CBS, ABC, and NBC.

  8. L. Fletcher Prouty - Wikipedia

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    Prouty was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on January 24, 1917, to Marie Ozias Desautels, age 32, and Leroy Fletcher Prouty, a municipal government employee, age 28. [3] [4] He was the first child in a growing family and would eventually become one of five, with two brothers and two sisters.

  9. Category:1980s films - Wikipedia

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