Misc: In 1942 Battle of ---------- turning point in war in Pacific began.?

Questions

what was great archaeological find was found near xi-an in march 1974?

which place is the driest in the world?

while rain was falling on the street, guards atop the building alongside it were having a snowball fight on nov 13 1958. what was this building?

where was the immense fireball that flattened a 12 mile radius of pine forest, and was though to be an alien weapon in 1908?

who is was the chief rocket scientist on the american moon project and a notable export from the third reich?