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Notorious America, Vol. 1

Notorious America, Vol. 1

Locations of infamous murder and mayhem.
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Old Fortification of Copenhagen

Old Fortification of Copenhagen

This placemark shows the full extent of the fortifications surrounding the city of Copenhagen.
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Khyber Pass, Afghanistan Pakistan

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan Pakistan

The (in)famous pass on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, linking Peshawar, Pakistan (where Rambo demonstrated his famous "blue light" ) and Jalalabad, Afghanistan. This is the "main" gate into Afghanistan.
No rating yet08/21/2005388Google Earth Logo
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Cape Trafalgar

Cape Trafalgar

Cape and Lighthouse - Spain. Admiral Nelson gained the victory over the Spanish fleet at Trafalgar in 1805
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Fortress of If

Fortress of If

Chateau d'If. Used from 1634 as a detention center for political prisoners. Its most famous and romantic prisoner is the fictional inmate Edmond Dantès, the hero of Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Montecristo.
See http://images.google.ch/images?svnum=10&hl=fr&q=chateau+d%27IF&spell=1
Rating of 408/20/2005326Google Earth Logo
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Shackleton adventure by Paulo Sao Pedro

Shackleton adventure by Paulo Sao Pedro

This file summarizes the main locations of the adventure Shackleton and his crew passed with the Endurance from 1914 to 1916.
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Bartholomew Gosnold Memorial

Bartholomew Gosnold Memorial

A column on an island on a pond on an island in the middle of the sea.
Rating of 508/20/2005133Google Earth Logo
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Innsbruck (Overlay)

Innsbruck (Overlay)

Aerial picture of Innsbruck made during WWII.
No rating yet08/20/2005276Google Earth Logo
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Chateau If

Chateau If

An old Alcatrazz like penitenciary around Marseilles.
( Real name Chateau D' If )
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Camp Toccoa - Easy Company

Camp Toccoa - Easy Company

Camp Toccoa - Easy Company

The history of the 506th began at Camp Toccoa, Georgia on July 20, 1942, as a newly formed parachute unit assumed the name CURRAHEES - an American Indian name meaning “STAND ALONE” - which would become synonymous with their combat history. Shortly thereafter, the 101st Airborne Division was activated on August 16, 1942; and the Currahees of the 506th we...
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Currahee Mountain - Easy Company

Currahee Mountain - Easy Company

Currahee Mountain - Easy Company

The regiment was initially formed at Camp Toccoa, Georgia in 1942 where it earned its nickname, "the Currahees", after the Currahee Mountain they trained on inside the camp. The 506th would participate in three major battles during the war: D-Day, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge. During World War II, the only command...
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Anti-missile radar, Russia

Anti-missile radar, Russia

Upgraded in response to planned deployment of Pershing-2 missiles in Europe by the Reagan regime, the Dunai 3-U radars broadened the surveillance area so as to cover West German territory. Approx. 70 km southwest of Moscow.
Rating of 208/19/2005329Google Earth Logo
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JFK assassination day sites, Dallas, TX

JFK assassination day sites, Dallas, TX

locations of important places in the assassination of JFK
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Hedeby (or Haithabu), Viking Settlement

Hedeby (or Haithabu), Viking Settlement

Haithabu was the biggest Nordic city during the Viking Age. It is located at the head of a narrow, navigable inlet, the Schlei in the province of Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Find more at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedeby
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Site of Leubrie Theatre, Memphis TN

Site of Leubrie Theatre, Memphis TN

Site of Leubrie's Theatre, Memphis TN. Oscar Wilde spoke here on June 12, 1882, during his lecture tour of the United States.
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Memorial to Soviet soldiers: Berlin, Germany

Memorial to Soviet soldiers: Berlin, Germany

Memorial to Soviet soldiers, Schoenholzer Heide, Berlin, Germany
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Victory Monument

Victory Monument

The Monument was built in the reign of the present King to commemorate the soldiers, policemen and civilians who have lost their lives during the border conflict of Thailand and Indochina.
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Old Warehouse District (Speicherstadt), Hamburg

Old Warehouse District (Speicherstadt), Hamburg

Old Warehouse District (Speicherstadt), Hamburg
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China Beach, Vietnam

China Beach, Vietnam

The famous China Beach near Danang, Vietnam, where G.I.s where taken for a break during the Vietnam war.
Rating of 3.2508/17/2005455Google Earth Logo
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Fort Dennison

Fort Dennison

Sydney's Alcatraz - Fort Denison is a defensive facility occupying a small island located north of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Harbour. Originally named Pinchgut (possibly owing to the poor quality and quantity of food given to imprisoned convicts), the island was used as a place of confinement for recalcitrant convicts during the early period of British settlement. The fortress, whic...
Rating of 3.508/17/2005446Google Earth Logo
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Kennedys Death Place

Kennedys Death Place

This is the place of J.F. Kennedy's death
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WTC before 9-11

WTC before 9-11

The intact World Trade Center
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Castle Ruins - Koenigstein

Castle Ruins - Koenigstein

Our famous ruin in Koenigstein, Germany.
Rating of 3.208/17/2005924Google Earth Logo
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Conference of Potsdam

Conference of Potsdam

The Potsdam Conference was a conference held in Potsdam, Germany (near Berlin), from July 17 to August 2, 1945. The participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the largest and most powerful of the victorious Allies that defeated the Axis Powers in World War II. The heads of government of these three nations—Communist Party General Secretary Joseph Stalin, Prim...
No rating yet08/16/2005189Google Earth Logo
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Monte Castello - Italy

Monte Castello - Italy

THE TAKEOVER OF MONTE CASTELLO

On February 21, 1945 the Brazilian Expeditionary Force achieved one of its most remarkable feats during the Campaign of Italy—the conquest of Monte Castello, until then considered an inexpugnable fortress.

That conquest became legendary not only for its expressive tactical meaning but also for the extremely adverse conditions that inv...
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