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VirtualGlobetrotting: Blog http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php VirtualGlobetrotting: Blog Virtual Globetrotting Forums - UBB.threads(tm) Buffalo Bill http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12355 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12355 Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), in Le Claire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US Army as a scout. One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill became famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes, which he toured in Great Britain and Europe as well as the United States.

SV Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-02-12 05:51:49	SV William "Buffalo Bill" Cody [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2012-12-10 18:43:09
SV Buffalo Bill statue [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-06-15 06:29:21	SV Buffalo Bill Statue [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2009-01-06 06:32:38
'Buffalo Bill' by Leonard McMurry [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2010-11-30 14:23:57	SV Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2012-07-24 18:29:02

-- kjfitz]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:04:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12355 Today in History - June 9 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12354 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12354 Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is founded.

'Charlton Athletic' at The Valley
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By: bubaonline
@ 2009-03-19 04:10:37

2011 - Zarkana, a touring arena show produced by Cirque du Soleil, premiers at Radio City Music Hall.

Zarkana
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-13 10:30:40

-- kjfitz]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:03:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12354 Iron Man http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12350 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12350 Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. He made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963).

SV 'Iron Man' [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2008-07-05 11:04:57	SV Iron Man [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-12-19 20:07:21
SV Iron Man [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: WacoKidd110 @ 2013-06-06 13:37:29	SV Iron Man (film) [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-03-21 10:06:18

-- kjfitz]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:10:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12350 Today in History - June 8 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12348 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12348 Greenwood Roadway.

Greenwood Roadway
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By: milwhcky
@ 2013-06-02 11:47:52

2007 - The National Field of Honour was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.

National Field of Honour
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By: kkeps
@ 2012-08-06 20:27:58

-- kjfitz]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:10:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12348 Flying Saucers and UFOs http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12349 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12349 flying saucer is a type of described flying craft with a disc or saucer-shaped body, though has also been used generically to refer to any anomalous flying object.

SV Crashed flying saucer [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2011-11-15 07:25:49	SV Crashed UFO at the Lathrop Tower Mart [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Matheus_ @ 2012-01-17 06:51:31
SV Flying Saucer [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Rene73 @ 2010-02-09 07:09:03	SV Stealth Saucer [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2010-09-20 16:30:30

SV Flying saucer and a rocket [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: milwhcky @ 2010-01-13 21:53:19	SV Flying saucer next to a barn [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: milwhcky @ 2009-06-03 10:42:43
BEV Crashed UFO [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2007-05-29 11:38:11	SV UFO House [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2008-12-21 18:19:10
SV Futuro UFO House [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: mlc1us @ 2009-06-11 11:26:14	SV UFO Welcome Center [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: mlc1us @ 2008-12-16 10:56:09

-- kjfitz]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:09:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12349 Today in History - June 7 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12347 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12347 Hills Memorial Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

BEV

Hills Memorial Library
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By: neotrix
@ 2012-08-29 14:31:53

2006 - The Hotel Ladhaus Milser becomes the home of the Italian national football team.

Team Italy FIFA World Cup 2006 Hotel
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By: GlobalPlayer
@ 2010-11-30 14:16:52

-- kjfitz]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:09:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12347 Photo Safari #102 - Comic Book Characters http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12344 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12344
Post your finds to Street View - Safari Submission and another appropriate category for credit. Please include a Wikipedia More Info link. The Safari will end at 0700 UTC, Wednesday, June 12.

Good luck and happy hunting!

Here are a few examples:

SV Betty Boop [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: daggerwell @ 2012-10-22 06:13:23	SV The Joker [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-10-20 19:35:14
SV The Incredible Hulk [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-02-10 09:30:09	SV Captain America [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-02-10 09:20:00

SV Spider Man [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2013-02-18 18:13:59	SV The Hulk [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-12-19 19:54:18
Snoopy Bounce "Knott's Berry Farm" [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-03-31 04:28:23	SV Charlie Brown [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-09-30 10:41:43
SV Tin Tin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-10-08 20:26:27	SV Batman [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-10-20 19:32:05

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:11:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12344 Carousels of France http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12327 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12327

SV Carousel at Pont d'Iena [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2008-07-02 20:39:35	SV Carousel [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2008-07-15 16:43:24
SV Carousel at the beach [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: LancelotLink @ 2011-01-12 10:30:35	SV Carousel [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: neotrix @ 2008-07-04 08:48:50

SV Carousel [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2009-07-26 15:42:03	SV Carousel at Gutenberg Plaza [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: mlc1us @ 2009-07-27 15:14:21
SV Carousel [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2010-01-30 12:24:27	SV Carousel La Seyne-sur-Mer [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Tyco @ 2009-04-17 13:04:50
SV Carousel [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2010-01-30 12:24:22	SV Carousel [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Tyco @ 2009-04-17 12:56:11

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:11:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12327 Today in History - June 6 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12322 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12322 D-Day invasion of France begins.

Cross of Lorraine at Juno Beach
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By: Matheus_
@ 2011-12-15 05:18:40

1989 - Swiss Vapeur Parc opens.

Swiss Vapeur Parc
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-03-24 09:37:59

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:11:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12322 Photo Safari #101 - Results http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12343 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12343
The final results are:

18 maps submitted.

Fab - 10 points
adrbr - 5 points
WacoKidd110 - 2 points
Mike1989 - 1 points

Here are a few of my favorites:

SV Robot graffiti [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-30 16:13:35	SV Robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-30 17:01:15
SV Robots [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-30 16:24:19	SV Robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-06-01 01:14:06

SV Robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-30 16:17:12	SV Giant robot sculpture [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: WacoKidd110 @ 2013-05-31 10:49:24
SV Tin Man [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Fab @ 2013-05-30 20:30:27	SV Mazinger Z [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-05-31 11:06:06
SV Robot Candy [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Fab @ 2013-05-31 05:08:38	SV Robot Shop [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Fab @ 2013-06-01 02:31:58

-- kjfitz]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:33:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12343 American Civil War Monuments and Memorials http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12326 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12326

Civil War monument
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By: milwhcky
@ 2011-05-26 17:29:21

Peoria County Civil War Monument
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-03-01 02:28:33

Civil War memorial (Union)
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-05-15 10:09:39

Civil War Monument
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By: Matheus_
@ 2012-03-15 13:50:03

SV Civil War Memorial in Monument Square [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Tyco @ 2013-04-25 12:33:49	SV Civil War Memorial, White Plains, NY [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kkeps @ 2008-10-04 19:04:11
SV Civil War Memorial, Beaufort, SC [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kkeps @ 2008-10-04 19:10:21	SV Civil War Monument-Springfield, Massachusetts [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kkeps @ 2008-10-04 16:44:16
SV Civil war era cannon [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2011-08-10 21:54:22	SV Civil War cannon at Stones River National Battlefield [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: milwhcky @ 2011-04-22 21:40:51

-- kjfitz]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:10:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12326 Today in History - June 5 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12321 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12321 Royal Gorge Bridge.

Royal gorge bridge
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By: bobpiggy
@ 2006-12-02 12:57:13

1986 - The Cameron Suspension bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Cameron Suspension Bridge
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By: kkeps
@ 2012-07-22 20:13:57

-- kjfitz]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:10:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12321 Maya Lin http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12325 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12325 Maya Ying Lin (born October 5, 1959) is an American architectural designer and artist who is known for her work in sculpture and landscape art. She is best known as the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: trecherus @ 2005-06-27 18:30:56	SV 'Timetable' by Maya Lin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: pmoore66 @ 2012-01-29 10:11:03
BEV 'The Wave Field' by Maya Lin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: pmoore66 @ 2007-04-30 18:40:40	BEV 'Flutter' by Maya Lin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: pmoore66 @ 2008-03-12 19:33:15

BEV Civil Rights Memorial [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2010-02-04 09:13:43	BEV 'Riggio-Lynch Chapel' by Maya Lin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: pmoore66 @ 2011-07-24 07:54:49
BEV 'Langston Hughes Library' by Maya Lin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: pmoore66 @ 2011-07-24 07:59:53	BEV 'Ecliptic' by Maya Lin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: pmoore66 @ 2007-12-20 21:36:35
BEV 'Timetable' by Maya Lin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: pmoore66 @ 2007-04-30 18:54:21	'Eleven Minute Line' by Maya Lin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: pmoore66 @ 2013-03-07 17:38:16

-- kjfitz]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:05:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12325 Today in History - June 4 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12320 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12320 Midway Island.

Seaplane Hangar
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-10-13 11:05:05

2008 - Jodi Arias allegedly killed Travis Alexander.

Jodi Arias' Home
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By: mlc1us
@ 2013-04-06 17:25:11

-- kjfitz]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:05:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12320 This Week's Birthdays - Week of June 3 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12324 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12324 Josephine Baker was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress.

Josephine Baker
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By: daggerwell
@ 2013-02-25 18:25:40

June 4, 1975 - Angelina Jolie is an American actress and film director.

Angelina Jolie
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-02-11 01:16:13

June 5, 1823 - George Thorndike Angell was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and advocate for the humane treatment of animals.

Monument to George Thorndike Angell
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By: daggerwell
@ 2013-04-28 18:50:25

June 6, 1902 - James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.

Jimmie Lunceford
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By: adrbr
@ 2013-02-10 11:12:50

June 7, 1917 - Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian.

Dean Martin
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-02-08 11:37:56

June 8, 1903 - Marguerite Yourcenar was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.

Marguerite Yourcenar
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-02-11 01:29:12

June 9, 1981 - Natalie Hershlag, better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.

Natalie Portman
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-06-16 05:14:53

-- kjfitz]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:12:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12324 Today in History - June 3 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12319 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12319 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak first flies.

BEV

F-84F Thunderstreak
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By: Parabellum
@ 2006-02-20 11:41:50

2008 - Semi-Pro, a 2008 American sports comedy film from New Line Cinema, is released on CD and DVD.

Semi-Pro
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-21 02:58:14

-- kjfitz]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:12:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12319 Joey Ramone http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12323 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12323 Joey Ramone, was an American musician, vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as front man of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.

SV Joey Ramone [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-09-29 17:46:54	SV Joey Ramone Place [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2009-07-18 17:35:32
SV Ramones truck [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-03-31 10:04:58	SV Ramones [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-11-29 19:16:05

-- kjfitz]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:11:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12323 Today in History - June 2 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12318 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12318 First Church of Christ, Scientist - Tacoma.

First Church of Christ, Scientist - Tacoma

BEV

First Church of Christ, Scientist - Tacoma
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By: kkeps
@ 2012-03-15 19:53:38

2012 - The LeMay America's Car Museum opens.

LeMay America's Car Museum
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By: jbottero
@ 2013-02-11 22:05:39

-- kjfitz]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:11:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12318 The iPad http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12316 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12316 iPad is a line of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., which runs Apple's iOS. The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010; the most recent iPad models, the fourth-generation iPad and iPad Mini, were released on November 2, 2012. The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPad has built-in Wi-Fi and, on some models, cellular connectivity.

SV Chocolate iPad and Santas [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2012-12-03 09:51:24	SV Woman documenting the Google trike with an iPad [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-12-19 19:43:35
SV iPad 2 [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2011-07-31 18:48:40	SV iPad on Google trike [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2011-11-24 13:32:32

SV iPad [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2012-11-15 11:04:23	SV iPad 2 [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2012-11-04 06:33:50
SV Ipad ad [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2012-11-08 07:39:34	SV Ipad 2 Ad [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kkeps @ 2012-11-12 16:32:25

-- kjfitz]]> Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:10:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12316 Today in History - June 1 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12315 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12315 Mystique Casino begins operation.

Mystique Casino
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-27 09:37:42

2012 - The Phantom Eye completed its first flight.

Boeing Phantom Eye spy plane
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By: kjfitz
@ 2012-07-04 21:51:14

-- kjfitz]]> Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:10:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12315 Tractors http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12283 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12283

'Old Dinah' Steam Engine Tractor
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-07-12 09:15:05

Old Steam Tractor
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-08-14 08:52:34

Steam Tractor
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-06-09 15:01:28

Burgh Island sea tractor
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By: Dania
@ 2013-01-25 03:07:53

SV Old Tractor [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: soper @ 2012-03-18 12:51:02	SV Old Ferguson TE20 tractor on a railroad waggon [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2013-01-11 11:12:23
SV Person Mowing on a tractor [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Tyco @ 2012-11-09 06:15:57	SV Tractor working [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-05-13 02:06:44
SV Tractor [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Manunza @ 2012-02-24 13:39:16	SV Tractor [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Manunza @ 2012-02-26 06:27:21

-- kjfitz]]> Fri, 31 May 2013 01:11:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12283 Today in History - May 31 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12272 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12272 Cheat Lake dam begins operation.

BEV

Cheat Lake
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-01-10 08:35:16

2008 - Well Enhancer is a purpose-built well intervention vessel is launched.

MSV Well Enhancer in drydock
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-01-07 13:00:37

-- kjfitz]]> Fri, 31 May 2013 01:11:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12272 Photo Safari #101 - Robots http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12313 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12313
Post your finds to Street View - Safari Submission and another appropriate category for credit. If you find a type of robot that can be mass posted (like a logo for a ubiquitous company) then please limit your posts to five of each type.

The safari will end at 0700 UTC on Wednesday, June 5. (Not 19th as the post originally states.)

Here are a few examples:

SV The robot Bender from Futurama [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Paginadetodos @ 2010-05-18 11:58:34	SV WALL-E [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-05-13 17:06:25
SV Android Robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2012-10-16 17:10:51	SV Robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: mlc1us @ 2011-08-10 09:40:33

SV Robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: neotrix @ 2009-04-21 01:06:05	SV Lego robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2009-08-20 09:53:16
SV Digit Al [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Welshunter @ 2012-06-18 16:19:41	SV Lego T-Rex Robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2009-08-20 11:09:47
SV Robot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Matheus_ @ 2011-10-17 10:20:37	SV Robot family [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Xeba73 @ 2013-04-10 04:58:10

Good luck and happy hunting! -- kjfitz]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 15:28:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12313 Photo Safari #100 - Results http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12312 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12312
Thanks to the four of you for playing.

The final results are:

25 maps submitted.

adrbr - 18 points
WacoKidd110 - 5 points
Fab - 1 points
Mike1989 - 1 points

Here are a few of my favorites:

SV Jonny Hahn, Pike Place Market Piano player [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: WacoKidd110 @ 2013-05-24 12:11:53	SV Street musicians [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-23 06:35:41
SV Street performer [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: WacoKidd110 @ 2013-05-24 11:57:18	SV Busker in São Paulo [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-23 07:22:20

SV Living mannequin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-23 06:22:26	SV Living Statue [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-23 03:38:05
SV Street musician [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-23 15:12:47	SV Living statue [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-05-23 08:42:41
SV Living mannequin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-23 15:16:36	SV Living statue [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-27 15:05:30

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 15:09:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12312 Smithsonian Institution Museums and Facilities http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12280 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12280 Smithsonian Institution, established in 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge", is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government. Termed "the nation's attic" for its eclectic holdings of 137 million items, the Institution's Washington, D.C. nucleus of nineteen museums, nine research centers, and zoo—many of them historical or architectural landmarks—is the largest such complex in the world.

Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 03:41:33	Smithsonian Arts and Industries Museum [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 04:05:49
Smithsonian National Museum of American History [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 03:56:17	Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 03:28:53

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 03:36:30	Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 04:41:44
Smithsonian's Freer Gallery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: AlbinoFlea @ 2005-09-28 00:21:27	BEV Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 04:18:57
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 04:12:08	Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2005-09-02 10:14:39
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 04:03:03	Smithsonian National Postal Museum [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 04:32:25
Smithsonian Institution's Cultural Resources Center (CRC), National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: AlbinoFlea @ 2005-12-13 00:32:19	Smithsonian National Zoological Park [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: letnry @ 2005-04-25 04:48:24
BEV Smithsonian's Paul E. Garber Facility [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2005-07-11 17:35:50	Smithsonian Environmental Research Center [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: boothy443 @ 2007-04-20 20:58:44
BEV Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - Center for Astrophysics [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2006-10-21 13:25:33

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 01:12:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12280 Today in History - May 30 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12271 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12271 Hanover Street Bridge is renamed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.

Hanover Street Bridge a.k.a. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2010-10-20 03:10:35

2004 - Driving for Rahal Letterman Racing, American race car driver Buddy Rice won the Indianapolis 500.

Buddy Rice's 2004 IndyCar
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By: milwhcky
@ 2013-05-05 09:52:37

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 01:12:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12271 WWI Cemeteries http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12278 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12278

WWI Dud Corner cemetery Loos memorial
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By: giove
@ 2010-03-23 07:45:00

WWI St. Mary dressing station cemetery
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By: giove
@ 2010-03-23 07:53:50

Berles-au-Bois WWI war cemetery
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By: giove
@ 2010-01-19 09:39:15

Caterpillar Valley WWI cemetery
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By: giove
@ 2010-01-20 07:11:04

SV Wailly WWI war cemetery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2010-01-19 12:46:22	SV London WWI war cemetery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2010-01-19 12:57:21
SV Bienvillers WWI war cemetery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2010-01-19 09:30:31	SV Ovillers WWI war cemetery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2010-01-19 13:12:56
SV St. Amand WWI war cemetery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2010-01-19 12:35:40	SV Gommecourt WWI war cemetery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2010-01-19 08:58:24

-- kjfitz]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 01:13:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12278 Today in History - May 29 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12270 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12270 Sandakan Death March. Only 183 arrived at Ranau a day later.

Maitland Sandakan Memorial
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By: kkeps
@ 2013-05-09 15:05:14

2009 - The "Hortus Conclusus" Exhibit opens at the Bijbels Museum.

"Hortus Conclusus" Exhibit (May 29, 2009 to September 20, 2009)
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-06-12 03:56:12

-- kjfitz]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 01:13:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12270 Édouard Manet http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12276 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12276 Édouard Manet (23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French painter. One of the first 19th-century artists to approach modern and postmodern-life subjects, he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

SV 'Woman With Fans' by Edouard Manet [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-04-07 10:46:14	SV 'Carnations and Clematis in a Crystal Vase' by Edouard Manet [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-04-07 10:57:23
SV 'In the Conservatory' by Edouard Manet [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-12-23 01:13:44	SV 'On the Beach' by Edouard Manet [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-04-07 10:40:13

SV 'Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets' by Edouard Manet [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-04-07 10:34:49	SV Édouard Manet by Henri Fantin-Latour [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: daggerwell @ 2012-06-19 16:43:12
SV 'The Balcony' by Edouard Manet [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-04-07 10:30:38	SV 'Italian Woman (Agostina Segatori)' by Vincent van Gogh [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-04-07 05:37:58
SV 'The Rue Mosnier with Flags' by Édouard Manet [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: soper @ 2012-04-06 10:07:36	SV 'The Jetty Of Boulogne-Sur-Mer' by Edouard Manet [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: soper @ 2012-04-08 13:51:35

-- kjfitz]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 01:20:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12276 Today in History - May 28 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12269 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12269 Saint Thomas Alma College destroyed in a fire.

Saint Thomas Alma College destroyed by Fire
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By: McMaster_de
@ 2010-07-19 14:05:34

2012 - A major fire broke out in the Villaggio Mall, triggering an alarm described by an eyewitness as being "a very benign fire alarm, almost like a door bell", engulfing the Gympanzee nursery, blocking the entrance to the nursery, and trapping 13 children and four staff inside.

Villaggio Mall (May 28, 2012 fire)
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-08-06 08:43:33

-- kjfitz]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 01:20:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12269 This Week's Birthdays - Week of May 27 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12274 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12274 Angela Isadora Duncan, was an American dancer, considered by many to be the creator of modern dance.

Isadora Duncan
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-09-29 15:08:42

May 28, 1818 - Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born American military officer, politician, inventor, writer, civil servant, and the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

P. G. T. Beauregard monument
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-04-30 08:49:44

May 29, 1903 - Bob Hope, born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-born American comedian and actor who appeared on Broadway, in vaudeville, movies, television, and on the radio.

Bob Hope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2012-09-22 17:53:29

May 30, 1876 - Vladimir Nazor was a Croatian poet and president of the National Anti-Fascist Council of the People's Liberation of Croatia (ZAVNOH) founded in 1943.

Vladimir Nazor's statue
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-10-08 11:17:46

May 31, 1989 - Pablo Moreno de Alborán y Ferrándiz, popularly known as Pablo Alborán, is a Spanish singer.

Pablo Alborán
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-02-10 09:40:30

June 1, 1926 - Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

Marilyn Monroe
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-10-01 07:30:09

June 2, 1983 - Leela James is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.

Leela James
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By: adrbr
@ 2012-09-29 17:34:04

-- kjfitz]]> Mon, 27 May 2013 01:20:22 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12274 Today in History - May 27 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12268 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12268 Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA), a private university in Panama City, Panama was created as the first private university of Panama.

Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-10 03:47:11

2011 - The Anthony Weiner sexting scandal, also dubbed Weinergate, begins when Democratic U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner used the social media website Twitter to send a sexually suggestive picture to a 21-year-old Washington woman.

Anthony Weiner sexting scandal - June 15, 2011

Anthony Weiner sexting scandal - June 15, 2011
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By: daggerwell
@ 2012-07-19 18:55:11

-- kjfitz]]> Mon, 27 May 2013 01:20:22 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12268 Miles Davis http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12287 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12287

SV Miles Davis [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-02-10 11:09:33	SV Miles Davis [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-02-10 11:01:13
SV John Coltrane [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-10-20 18:23:29	SV Miles Davis [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-12-01 12:21:51

SV Cannonball Adderley [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-02-03 14:53:55	SV Miles Davis by Niki de Saint Phalle [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2012-12-29 03:25:31
SV Miles Davis mural by M-BW [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2010-12-05 12:00:23	SV 'Hollywood Jazz' mural [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: neotrix @ 2008-06-28 12:28:38

-- kjfitz]]> Sun, 26 May 2013 01:18:26 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12287 Today in History - May 26 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12267 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12267 München Olympiastadion, a former stop on the Munich S-Bahn, opened.

Ghost station Munich Olympiastadion
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By: GlobalPlayer
@ 2011-03-31 12:32:59

2002 - The I-40 bridge disaster was a bridge collapse that occurred southeast of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma.

I-40 Bridge collapse Webbers Falls, OK
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By: Kemosabe
@ 2012-10-28 12:22:02

-- kjfitz]]> Sun, 26 May 2013 01:18:26 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12267 Tipis http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12285 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12285 tipi (also tepee and teepee) is a conical tent traditionally made of animal skins and wooden poles used by the nomadic tribes and sedentary tribal dwellers (when hunting) of the Great Plains. Tipis are stereotypically associated with Native Americans in the United States in general, but Native Americans from places other than the Great Plains mostly used different types of dwellings. The term wigwam (a domed structure) is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to a tipi.

SV World's tallest teepee [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2010-05-13 09:12:30	BEV "Big Tipi" [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: mlc1us @ 2009-02-09 09:51:41
SV Teepee Cafe [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-01-13 04:47:53	SV Espresso Tipi [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2008-12-09 19:29:24

SV Teepee [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-01-13 05:23:43	SV Teepee [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2010-08-10 15:58:47
SV Princess Watahwaso's Teepee [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-01-13 05:39:57	SV Giant Teepee [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Matheus_ @ 2012-01-12 09:25:32
SV Tipi [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2010-12-20 08:16:16	SV Teepee [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Matheus_ @ 2012-01-14 13:04:22

-- kjfitz]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 01:18:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12285 Today in History - May 25 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12266 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12266 Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston, May 25. 1965
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By: Dania
@ 2012-12-02 03:44:39

20011 - [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Open]French Open/url]: Federer v Teixeira

French Open: Federer v Teixeira
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By: daggerwell
@ 2012-12-10 05:28:26

-- kjfitz]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 01:18:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12266 Range Rover http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12282 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12282 Range Rover is a large luxury four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by British multinational car maker Land Rover, part of Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover group, and serves as its flagship model. The model, launched in 1970, is now in its fourth generation. Range Rover is also being developed by Land Rover as its premium brand, and it is used as a brand name on two other models – the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover Sport.

SV Range Rover [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Rene73 @ 2010-03-12 09:40:40	SV Range Rover Sport Tuning by STRUT [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Rene73 @ 2009-04-18 06:01:21
SV Range Rover & Bentley [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: LancelotLink @ 2010-08-16 07:16:17	SV Range Rover [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2010-03-27 11:16:36

SV 2010 Range Rover Sport [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2010-02-19 11:24:04	SV Range Rover [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2010-04-30 11:10:58
SV Range Rover 2008 [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2009-12-29 09:45:38	SV Range Rover [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2011-07-29 12:19:58
SV Range Rover Sport [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2012-12-14 13:12:27	SV Land Rover Range Rover [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: jdubble07 @ 2012-07-26 13:22:17

-- kjfitz]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 01:20:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12282 Today in History - May 24 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12265 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12265 WTAG begins operation.

WTAG Transmitter Building
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By: jbottero
@ 2012-11-18 11:00:18

2011 - Sol LeWitt's "Structures" Exhibition opens in City Hall Park.

Sol LeWitt "Structures" Exhibition
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By: pmoore66
@ 2013-01-29 07:31:26

-- kjfitz]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 01:20:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12265 Photo Safari #100 - Buskers and Street Performers http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12298 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12298 buskers. I'll be somewhat lenient on the definition but basically you're looking for people performing in the streets for money.

Post your finds to Street View - Safari Submission and Street View - People doing Interesting Things for credit. The safari will end on Wed May 29, at 0700 UTC.

Good luck and happy hunting!

Here are a few examples:

SV Robert John Burke a.k.a The Naked Cowboy [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2009-10-08 20:19:00	SV Leprechaun busker [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: milwhcky @ 2011-08-05 20:25:18
SV Living statue [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-05-19 12:02:18	SV Living statue [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-05-19 12:01:11

SV Juggler [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-05-25 16:13:18	SV Juggler [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-03-20 13:55:35
SV Street Musician [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2011-09-22 05:53:12	SV Street musician [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2010-12-26 01:19:49
SV Street musician [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kuressaare @ 2011-01-22 05:21:43	SV Street musician [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2010-12-26 01:20:06

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 01:17:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12298 Palaces of China http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12279 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12279

Forbidden City [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: TexasAndroid @ 2005-06-24 09:31:19	Potala Palace [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kaicarver @ 2005-06-29 07:04:18
Imperial Palace of China [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: hansentw @ 2005-07-05 15:15:07	New Yuan Ming Yuan Palace [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2005-11-14 14:51:12

Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: TexasAndroid @ 2005-11-15 10:18:15	Shenyang (Mukden) Imperial Palace [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2013-01-13 07:05:06
Daming Tang Imperial Palace [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2013-01-15 21:15:25	Old Summer Palace [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2013-01-13 07:38:56
Remains of the Ming Dynasty Palace [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2013-01-15 19:28:24	Yungbulakang Palace [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2012-09-04 06:22:18

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 01:17:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12279 Today in History - May 23 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12264 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12264 Key Hill Cemetery, originally called Birmingham General Cemetery, a Nonconformist (non-denominational) cemetery, the oldest cemetery (not being in a churchyard) in Birmingham, England opens.

Key Hill Cemetery
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By: kkeps
@ 2012-08-03 19:20:19

1973 - NASA's F-8 Super Critical Wing takes its last flight.

NASA F-8 Super Critical Wing
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-12-15 09:53:44

-- kjfitz]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 01:17:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12264 Scavenger Hunt Results http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12297 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12297
Congrats to WacoKidd110 for his win on this one. He got 421 out of a possible 508. Very good. adrbr and kkeps and daggerwell fought the good fight over second and third with Mike1989 not too far back either.

A big thanks to everyone who played!

Final Standings:

WacoKidd110 - 421 points
adrbr - 372 points
kkeps - 328 points
daggerwell - 316 points
Mike1989 - 275 points
Fab - 47 points
hhgygy - 22 points
giove - 8 points
Rene73 - 3 points

Here are a few of my favorites:

SV Wind turbines in Strata SE1 [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: daggerwell @ 2013-05-20 17:34:40	SV Hugging [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-05-10 02:46:50
SV Follow the white carrot by Nemo [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: WacoKidd110 @ 2013-05-17 19:22:42	SV Mannequin [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-08 08:38:38

SV Sukkah Tent [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kkeps @ 2013-05-08 12:25:27	SV Devil's Slide [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: WacoKidd110 @ 2013-05-10 06:11:58
SV Temple of Hera (Paestum) [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Mike1989 @ 2013-05-08 06:04:43	SV Google blurs a photo shoot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kkeps @ 2013-05-18 06:45:02
SV Battle of Muhi Memorial [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: hhgygy @ 2013-05-14 01:37:49	SV Boxer in corner of the ring [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-15 08:09:19
SV Clemson University tiger paw [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-15 04:37:55	SV Photograph of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kkeps @ 2013-05-15 17:50:57
SV Brigitte Bardot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-08 06:01:48	SV Roman Holiday (1953) movie poster [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-10 13:27:12
SV Aircraft fire simulator [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-21 15:03:38	SV Emu crossing [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: WacoKidd110 @ 2013-05-08 11:19:14
SV Black Arrow rocket (mockup) [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-16 15:27:56	SV Original Macintosh computer Macintosh 128K [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-05-17 12:37:41

-- kjfitz]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 09:44:14 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12297 WWII memorials http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12277 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12277

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National WWII Memorial
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@ 2005-07-11 10:28:21

Pierce County WWII Honored Memorial
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@ 2013-05-16 02:30:24

Recovered WWII Sherman tank sunk during Exercise Tiger
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@ 2010-07-30 10:20:05

WWI and WWII Memorial
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@ 2012-07-17 11:03:58

SV Mignano Montelungo WWII Italian cemetery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2010-01-28 02:07:06	SV Slapton Sands WWII Memorial [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2010-07-30 10:11:51
SV WWII Brazilian cemetery [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: giove @ 2010-11-04 11:41:07	SV U.S. Submarine Veterans WWII National Memorial West [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2011-08-08 21:15:07
SV Grant County WWII Memorial [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kkeps @ 2011-12-19 12:32:56	SV WWII Memorial - Rotterdam [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Matheus_ @ 2011-12-15 05:58:58

-- kjfitz]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12277 Today in History - May 22 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12263 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12263 Quintinshill rail disaster in Scotland near Gretna Green at Quintinshill, involved five trains, killed a probable 230 and injured 246 and remains the worst rail crash in the United Kingdom in terms of loss of life.

Quintinshill rail disaster
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@ 2012-12-30 17:11:43

2008 - Battle in Seattle, a 2007 film based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, premiers at the Seattle International Film Festival.

Battle in Seattle
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@ 2013-03-21 10:11:10

-- kjfitz]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12263 Steve Powers http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12275 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12275 Steve Powers (born February 25, 1934 in New York City) is a musician, journalist and teacher who has had a 45 year career in New York City radio and television, as well as academia.

SV 'Hold Tight' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 09:13:04	SV 'Daycare and Carfare' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 08:42:29
SV 'Give Take' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 09:26:00	SV 'High Five' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 09:13:11

SV 'Miss You' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 08:42:23	SV 'I’ll Shape Up' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 08:43:51
SV 'Home Now' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 09:12:48	SV 'Look Look Look' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 08:42:17
SV 'To Have and To Hold' by Steve Powers [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-06-23 09:26:06	SV Graffiti by ESPO (Steve Powers) [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: daggerwell @ 2011-09-17 08:20:42

-- kjfitz]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 01:22:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12275 Today in History - May 21 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12262 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12262 Trojan Nuclear Power Plant, visible from Interstate 5 in Washington, was demolished via dynamite implosion.

Demolished Cooling Tower
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@ 2009-04-29 08:38:29

2006 - Montenegro's citizens voted by referendum for independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, ending dissolution of former Yugoslavia's states.

Montenegro (New country)
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@ 2006-05-22 12:23:17

-- kjfitz]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 01:22:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12262 This Week's Birthdays - Week of May 20 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12273 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12273 Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes.

Busta Rhymes
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@ 2013-02-21 16:41:59

May 21, 1850 - Gustav Lindenthal was a civil engineer who designed the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City, among other bridges.

Gustav Lindenthal
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@ 2013-03-23 10:52:55

May 22, 1907 - Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer.

Laurence Olivier
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By: Dania
@ 2012-11-16 21:26:51

May 23, 1933 - Seabiscuit was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse in the United States.

Seabiscuit
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@ 2011-11-11 19:58:50

May 24, 1941 - Bob Dylan is an American musician and singer-songwriter.

Bob Dylan
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@ 2013-02-08 11:37:17

May 25, 1963 - Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage.

Mike Myers's Hollywood star
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@ 2012-07-03 13:03:57

May 26, 1926 - Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

Miles Davis
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@ 2013-02-10 11:09:33

-- kjfitz]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 01:19:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12273 Today in History - May 20 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12261 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12261 John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Matthew looking for a route to the west.

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Cabot Tower
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@ 2009-09-15 14:15:42

2011 - 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' is released in the US.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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@ 2013-03-21 04:31:40

-- kjfitz]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 01:19:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12261 Frank Sinatra http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12286 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12286 "Frank" Sinatra, (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra found unprecedented success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943.

SV Frank Sinatra [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2012-09-28 16:04:15	SV Frank Sinatra [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: daggerwell @ 2012-09-28 05:24:37
SV Frank Sinatra with his song "My Way" as karaoke [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2012-11-12 12:16:39	SV Frank Sinatra [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2013-02-10 15:53:02

SV Frank Sinatra & Natalie Cole in Concert [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2013-03-21 15:05:33	SV Frank Sinatra [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: adrbr @ 2011-07-18 09:08:33
SV Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in "Anchors Aweigh" [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2012-12-05 16:36:27	SV 1938 Frank Sinatra mugshot [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2012-12-06 16:41:35
SV The Rat Pack [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: Dania @ 2012-12-05 15:26:03	SV Robin and the Hoods [Info] [GM] [BM] [YM] By: kjfitz @ 2012-11-16 20:22:40

-- kjfitz]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 01:18:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12286 Today in History - May 19 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12260 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=12260 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk set foot on land in Samsun to start the Turkish national independence movement.

Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk
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@ 2006-02-01 15:29:50

1935 - Lawrence of Arabia dies at Clowds Hill cottage.

Clouds Hill, cottage of Lawrence of Arabia
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@ 2012-04-16 17:40:25

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