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 | On 14 July (Bastille Day) the Fourth Army was finally ready to resume the offensive in the southern sector. The attack, known as the battle of Bazentin Ridge, was aimed at capturing the German second defensive position which ran along the crest of the ridge from Pozières, on the Albert–Bapaume road, southeast towards the villages of Guillemont and Ginchy. The objectives were the villages of Baz... |  | 10/10/2005 | 254 | 
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 | The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with more than one million casualties. The British and French forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 25 mile (40 km) front north and south of the River Somme in northern France. One purpose of the battle was to draw German forces away from the battle of Verdun; however, by its end the losses ... |  | 10/10/2005 | 1,781 |
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 | Verdun was the site of the Battle of Verdun in 1916 during World War I. One of the costliest battles of the War, Verdun exemplified the 'war of attrition' pursued by both sides and which cost so many lives.
By the winter of 1915-1916, German General Erich von Falkenhayn was convinced that the war could only be won in the west. He decided on a massive attack on a French position '... | | 10/10/2005 | 1,004 |
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 | This database contains comprehensive information on every known nuclear test and explosion. The data is taken from various governmental and non-governmental sources.
The database is live and searchable on a wide range of criteria, and you can add your own comments. |  | 10/09/2005 | 820 |
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 | Ottoman equivelant of The Tower of London. | | 10/08/2005 | 281 |
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 | The Camino de Santiago through Northern Spain is the longest footpath in the world. Cap Finisterre is the end of the Camino, "the road under the stars." Pilgrims in the medieval world followed the pale arm of Milky Way. It pointed to the edge of the known world: Cap Finisterre, Galicia. Galicia has a very Celtic landscape.
On Nov. 11, 2002 there occurred a huge oil-tanker disaster (the ... | | 10/07/2005 | 363 |
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 | It was built in 1664 as a part of the Yeni Cami complex which is located next to it. One of the oldest bazaars in Turkey. | | 10/04/2005 | 261 |
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 | The Covered Bazaar (Kapalı Carsı, the largest covered market place in the world which consists of approximately sixty lanes and more than three thousand shops, is situated in the centre of the city. This unique and interesting market place is one of those places in the city which one must see to really appreciate. | | 10/04/2005 | 276 |
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 | One of the biggest tombs of Andhra Pradesh | | 10/01/2005 | 190 |
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 | Originally built in that 12th Century by the Hindu Kakatiyas, the fort was reinforced by masonry by the Bahamanis who occupied in 1363. The existing structure was later expanded by Qutub Shahi Kings into a massive fort. In 1687, the fortress was besieged by the mighty moguls emperor Aurangazeb, after it was treacherously betrayed. The main citadel is built on a granite hill 120 m high and is... | | 10/01/2005 | 249 |
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 | A little away from Golconda fort are a cluster of tombs, the most authentic evidence of the Qutub Shahi architectural traditions. Ensconced amidst picturesque and landscaped gardens, known as Ibrahim bagh, is the grandeur of these tombs dedicated to the memory of the seven Qutub Shahi kings who ruled Golconda for nearly 170 years. | | 10/01/2005 | 189 |
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 | A 15th century harbour, well known in France: La Rocehlle. | | 10/01/2005 | 211 |
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 | Previous posting of McNair Barracks may have been mislabeled. Here is the correct location. | | 09/29/2005 | 146 |
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 | The temple of Artemis is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. |  | 09/29/2005 | 553 |
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 | Khilwath Palace, Hyderabad, India. | | 09/29/2005 | 151 |
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 | The Battle of White Mountain, November 8, 1620 ("Bílá hora" is White Mountain in Czech) was an early battle in the Thirty Years' War in which an army of 20,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt were routed by 25,000 men of the combined armies of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor under Karel Bonaventura Buquoy and of the Catholic League under Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly at C... |  | 09/26/2005 | 276 |
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 | The San Jacinto Monument is a 171 meter high column topped with a 220 ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. | | 09/26/2005 | 359 |
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 | From this point going west, you find the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard. Embedded with more than 2,000 celebrity-names as a tribute to performers and others within show business. Created in 1958 to give Hollywood a face-lift. In 1978, the City of Los Angeles designated the Walk of Fame as a Cultural/Historic Landmark. | | 09/26/2005 | 1,077 |
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 | Ancient legends situate the original seat of the Czech princes - the legendary Princess Libuse and the first Przemyslides - on the hill. In fact, however, this fort had not been founded until the Prague Castle was already in existence, since it dates back to the mid-10th century. In the latter half of the 11th and in the 12th century Vysehrad used to be the Przemyslides princes' main residence ... | | 09/24/2005 | 273 |
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 | The place where Captain Cook's third voyage ended prematurely, below beautiful Hawaiian cliffs. | | 09/24/2005 | 196 |
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 | This is the cemetery of many celebrities in addition to Marilyn: Truman Capote, Frank Zappa, Natalie Wood, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Oscar Levant, Dean Martin. | | 09/24/2005 | 319 |
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 | The castle was built by Pier Maria Rosii between 1448 and 1460. It was constructed on the ruins of a building from the 14th century and must be one of the best preserved castles of the 1400s in Italy. | | 09/23/2005 | 174 |
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 | Wat Phra Sri Mahathat is a temple of considerable historical and archaeological significance. It was probably founded in the 12th century when the Khmers still governed Lopburi. | | 09/21/2005 | 227 |
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 | Links to photos and descriptions of a select few of the thousands of shipwrecks that litter the coastline of New England. |  | 09/21/2005 | 425 |
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 | Built approximately around 1583, now turned into a naval museum. | | 09/21/2005 | 245 |
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