In his honor, the Navy launched the USS. Nimitz. Nine other Nimitz-Class carriers followed that launch, eventually replacing the world's first class of nuclear carriers, the Enterprise class. For over 40 years, these gigantic ships have been the world's most dominant and capable warships. Get specs and tech of the Nimitz-Class.
Year 1086 (MLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.ear 1086 (MLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
An abrupt weakening of the summer monsoon led to the decline of the Indus Valley civilization about 4100 years ago, new research shows. The great cities of this ancient society, including Harappa, spanning present-day Pakistan and India were mysteriously abandoned, and slowly the civilization itself died.