May Day Strike and Mayhem. Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest and eight hours for what you will.. --A slogan of the Eight-hour Day movement. May 1, 1886, was the deadline that unions and other worker organizations set for a national general strike.
On January 31, 2008 the US Navy tested a railgun that fired a shell at 10.64 MJ with a muzzle velocity of 2,520 m/s (8,270 ft/s). Its expected performance is a muzzle velocity over 5,800 m/s (19,000 ft/s), accurate enough to hit a 5-metre (16 ft) target over 200 nmi (370 km) away while firing at 10 shots per minute.
China's Bullet Train had lines operating at 350km per hour. However, recently they lowered operating speeds to 300 km/h due to environmental and safety concerns. It is actually Japan that is developing the new levitating bullet train. Modern japanese bullet trains go at 333 kilometers per hour and getting faster.The Chinese hold the fastest bullet train slightly over france. France goes at 480 km per hour, China's bullet train goes at 485km per hour.apan has the world record at 581km per hour. A modern Japanese Bullet Train c â¦ an go 333km per hour. The french TGV can go at 343km per hour. But the fastest bullet train is the Chinese bullet train. It goes 487km per hour.