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 | A statement from the US National Park Service (NPS) concerning this island:
For more than two centuries, the military communities on Governors Island were woven into the intricate social, political and economic tapestry that is New York City. From 1776-1996, Governors Island stood as a silent sentinel in New York Harbor, and provided protection of the ideals represented by the Statue of... |  | 09/11/2006 | 211 | 
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 | Fort Jay is a historical United States Army fort on Governors Island in New York City. The oldest structure on the island, it was originally built to defend Upper New York Bay, but has served other purposes.
The walls and gate of the existing fort were rebuilt in 1806 to replace a series of earthen forts built in 1776 and 1794. Barracks on the inside of the fort date back to 1834... | | 09/11/2006 | 140 |
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 | Muiden Castle is probably the castle that receives the most visitors in all of the Netherlands. This is not only because it's a popular destination for a lot of school trips, due to its importance in Dutch history, but also because of its proximity to Amsterdam which attracts most foreign tourists. |  | 09/11/2006 | 288 |
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 | 1755, on november 1st at 9:20am, Lisbon was hit by an earthquake with epicenter 200 km. in the Atlantic Ocean. It was followed by a tsunami with waves of 4 stores high. After the quake the city was hit by fires because of open cooking-fireplaces and lamps.
More than 60000 of 250000 people were killed in Lisbon and thousands in the outskirts.
The quake hit when there was an All Sai... | | 09/09/2006 | 267 |
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 | Locations of the executionsite, La Higuera school and Vallegrande airfield where he was showed to the press and later buried in a mass grave in 1967. | | 09/06/2006 | 668 |
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 | Fort Snelling is located at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Constructed between 1820 and 1825 as Fort St. Anthony. It received the name Fort Snelling upon its completion in honor of Colonel Josiah Snelling, who commanded the regiment that built it, and oversaw its construction. Snelling was considered to be a reasonable commander—when he was... | | 08/29/2006 | 263 |
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 | Birthplace of Jesse and Frank James, the house where Jesse was killed and all gang members gravesites.
Story about Jesse James and his gang:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James |  | 08/24/2006 | 416 |
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 | The Ipatiev house in Ekaterinburg where the russian Tzarfamily and 4 servants were kept imprisoned and executed after the russian revolution 1918 stood here. They were executed in the basement. It was demolished 1977 and replaced by the Church on the Blood.
Photo 1: Ipatiev House.
Photo 2: Execution room at the investigation for evidence of the execution of the Romanovs.<... | | 08/21/2006 | 316 |
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 | It was here in Philadelphia Betsy Ross presented George Washington to the first Stars and Stripes flag that she made to him and the USA in 1776.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/ | | 08/21/2006 | 204 |
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 | The Water temple of Zaghouan is usually referred to by its French name, Temple des Eaux, or Temple des Numphes. It dates back to Roman times, and was not a temple, simpy a grand fountain | | 08/17/2006 | 332 |
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 | Old buildings of the spanish colony in Uruguay SANTA TERESA FORTIFICATION for Rio de la plata surveillance |  | 08/11/2006 | 252 |
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 | Know as "Plain of Jars", was a area of intense bombing by the United States during the Vietnam war. The entire landscape is still covered with bomb craters. It is know as the "Plain of Jars" because scathered across the landscape are mysterious giant "jars" made from stones thousands of years ago of unknown origin. It remains a mystery largely because the land is still littered with unexploded ... |  | 08/03/2006 | 742 |
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 | West Xia Kingdom (1038-1227) stands among the once powerful kingdoms, with its capital in Yinchuan shaded by Mt. Helan imperial forests. Its Imperial Tombs reflect the past glories culturally and militarily.
The West Xia Imperial Tombs are 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) west of Yinchuan on east side of Mt. Helan. Since June 1972, nine imperial tombs and 253 lesser tombs have been une... | | 08/01/2006 | 222 |
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 | the infamous secret CIA air base better know as Lima Site 20A (or Alternate) where tens of thousands of hmong are recruited to fight the spread of communisim in southeast asia during the Vietnam War. It was a city turned modern overnight and served as a major hub throughout the war. if you zoom out, just northeast you will see a section in high resolution. Plain of Jars. Look closely and you wi... | | 07/26/2006 | 1,275 |
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 | Garrison of the Cohors I Breucorum between the year 90 AD and the end of the Limes around 260 AD. Knowledge of the fort and the vicus, situated to the south, go back to the investigations of the Reichs-Limeskommission (Winkelmann) between 1884 and 1900 together with construction observation in 1998 by the State Office for Monument Conservation when a high-pressure water pipe was laid.
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 | What you must see if you visit Jerusalem. | | 07/24/2006 | 1,996 |
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 | Developed around 90 A.D. under Domitianus (81-96) with the army route white castle Pfuenz Koesching as new border.
Size: 187-189 x 144-145 m = 2.5 hectars.
Auxiliary troop unit had about 380 foot soldiers and 120 riders.
First in wood establishes, under Antoninus Pius (138-161) in stone developed. After the Markomannenkriegen rebuilt around 183/185.
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 | Many considered this the only monumental "Porta" (literally door, entrance) in Milano. It has been built stronly wanted by Napoleon I and has been used by Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele II when they enter in Milan after being freed by the Austrian domination.
Interesting website that analyze the monument: http://www.dibaio.com/arcodellapace/
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 | Rome has been build on 7 hills, worldwide known as "I 7 Colli di Roma".
This file collects whatever it is considered to be the "center" of each one of those 'hills' (meaning 'Colli'). | | 07/18/2006 | 431 |
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 | This fortress has been strongly wanted by Pope Giulo II at the beginning of the XVI century, to improve the defense of the town from the pirates that were coming through the sea. The architect was Bramante, but he died in 1514 before the entire fortress was finished (1535) when the pope was Paolo III. The top part of the "Maschio" has been completed by Michelangelo. | | 07/15/2006 | 328 |
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 | The Venetian fortifications in Fortezza, a solidly-built fort on a hill. The city fell to the Turks in November 1646. Today the Fortezza is well-preserved, while the fortifications around the city have almost disappeared. | | 07/09/2006 | 214 |
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 | Tihuanaco Ruins |  | 07/06/2006 | 665 |
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 | Apollo 13 was the third American manned lunar landing mission, part of the Apollo program. Two days after launch, the Apollo Spacecraft was crippled by an explosion, causing the Service Module portion of the Apollo Command/Service Module to lose its oxygen and electrical power. The crew used the Lunar Module as a lifeboat in space. The command module systems remained functional but were deactiv... | | 07/06/2006 | 463 |
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 | Also called "The Rocca", this wonderful castle located in the middle of the Fontanellato town, near Parma. It maintains since it was build the classical structure, with a 3 mt. deep moat whose water, up to the beginning of the XX century, was coming from natural sources.
Inside the castle there are some rooms whose paintings are from the famous italian painter "Il Parmigia... | | 07/03/2006 | 146 |
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 | The Castle of Felino has been build at the beginning of the XIII century, in a position that was really important, especially from a strategic point of view. The castle is very well maintained, and, among the rest of the castle, you can visit the torture chambers and the prisons.
Felino is a small city near Parma, that is famous because gives the name to one of the best and more... | | 07/03/2006 | 142 |
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