Virtual Globetrotting: Historical

Virtual Globetrotting: Historical http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:43:43 -0800 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Caesar’s Invasion of Britain]]>

Caesar’s Invasion of Britain
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-11-27 12:43:43
The first Roman invasion of Britain led by Julius Caesar landed near here 55 BC.

Having conquered Gaul (France), Julius Caesar decided to take two legions of Roman soldiers (about 10,000 men) on an exploratory expedition to Britain in August, 55 BC. As his fleet came up to the now-famous white cliffs of Dover, Caesar looked for a more favorable landing spot. He sailed “seven miles” along the coast and found an “open and flat shore.” The exact location has long been disputed among historians, nautical experts, and local residents, but in 2008 a research team from Texas State University led by Donald W. Olson used Caesar’s description of tidal currents and the phase of the Moon to conclude that this spot near the modern coastal towns of Walmer and Deal is, in fact, the most likely place.]]>

Third Reich sculptor Thorak's studio
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2009-11-24 06:58:35
Sculptor Josef Thorak, one of the premier artists who displayed in the annual Haus der Deutschen Kunst exhibitions, had a huge studio in Baldham, a suburb east of Munich. The building was designed by Albert Speer and was described as the largest studio in the world. The studio building still exists, but is not open to the public.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/third-reich-sculptor-thoraks-studio/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/third-reich-sculptor-thoraks-studio/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:58:35 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/third-reich-sculptor-thoraks-studio/ 48.09632900 11.78150100 <![CDATA[Hotel Lambach - A favorite inn of Hitler]]>

Hotel Lambach - A favorite inn of Hitler

Hotel Lambach - A favorite inn of Hitler
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2009-11-24 06:23:59
One of Hitler's favorite inns was the Lambacher Hof, on the north shore of Chiemsee lake between Gollenshausen and Seebruck. Before the Munich-Salzburg Autobahn was completed, Hitler often traveled the old road past Chiemsee during his trips between Munich and the Obersalzberg, allowing a stop at the Lambacher Hof. This inn is where Eva Braun's parents first met Hitler in 1933.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hotel-lambach-a-favorite-inn-of-hitler/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hotel-lambach-a-favorite-inn-of-hitler/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:23:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hotel-lambach-a-favorite-inn-of-hitler/ 47.92647600 12.44782600 <![CDATA[Petersen House]]>

Petersen House
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-11-23 14:17:47
Abraham Lincoln died in this house April 15, 1865.]]>

Petersen House
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-11-23 14:17:47
Abraham Lincoln died in this house April 15, 1865.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/petersen-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/petersen-house/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:47 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/petersen-house/ 38.89687400 -77.02592100 <![CDATA[Billy the Kid's Grave]]>

Billy the Kid's Grave
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-11-22 09:42:58]]>

Billy the Kid's Grave
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-11-22 09:42:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/billy-the-kids-grave/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/billy-the-kids-grave/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:42:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/billy-the-kids-grave/ 34.40400600 -104.19319900 <![CDATA[Former border crossing Bornholmer Straße]]>

Former border crossing Bornholmer Straße

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Former border crossing Bornholmer Straße
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-11-09 00:17:22
In the evening of November 9, 1989, thousands of East Berliners and GDR citizens assembled at the bridge demanding entry to West Berlin. At 9.20 p.m. local guards were the first to open the checkpoint and allow people passing through freely to West Berlin, where they were greeted enthusiastically. The event marked the commencement of the fall of the Berlin Wall.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-border-crossing-bornholmer-stra-e/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-border-crossing-bornholmer-stra-e/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:17:22 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-border-crossing-bornholmer-stra-e/ 52.55467000 13.39810700 <![CDATA[Site of Stonewall Jackson mortal wounding]]>

Site of Stonewall Jackson mortal wounding

Site of Stonewall Jackson mortal wounding
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2009-11-01 15:40:21
A stone marker designates the spot where in the darkness of May 2, 1863 Lieutenant General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own men in the confusion and nervousness that inevitably attend nighttime operations. One of the shots severely damaged his left arm which was amputated the next day. Pneumonia set in, and on May 10, 1863, the general died in Guinea Station. Good bird's eye view in Bing of this spot.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-stonewall-jackson-mortal-wounding/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-stonewall-jackson-mortal-wounding/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:40:21 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-stonewall-jackson-mortal-wounding/ 38.31076500 -77.65015200 <![CDATA[Read House Hotel]]>

Read House Hotel
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-20 07:12:55]]>

Read House Hotel
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-20 07:12:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/read-house-hotel/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/read-house-hotel/ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:12:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/read-house-hotel/ 35.04551400 -85.31070500 <![CDATA[Manfred von Richthofens last air battle]]>

Manfred von Richthofens last air battle
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By: Dania
@ 2009-08-21 05:01:49]]>

Manfred von Richthofens last air battle
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By: Dania
@ 2009-08-21 05:01:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/manfred-von-richthofens-last-air-battle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/manfred-von-richthofens-last-air-battle/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:01:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/manfred-von-richthofens-last-air-battle/ 49.96804700 2.74361000 <![CDATA[A. Smith Bowman Distillery]]>

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A. Smith Bowman Distillery
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-08-14 05:13:12
The A. Smith Bowman Distillery was a distillery originally based on the Bowman family's Sunset Hills Farm in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, in what later became the planned community of Reston. It was founded in 1935, after the end of prohibition, by Abram Smith Bowman and his sons, Smith and DeLong.

The building in which the distillery operated was constructed in 1892, serving as the town hall for Wiehle, as well as a church. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service in 1999.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/a-smith-bowman-distillery/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/a-smith-bowman-distillery/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:13:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/a-smith-bowman-distillery/ 38.95671300 -77.35133500 <![CDATA[Lochnagar mine crater]]>

Lochnagar mine crater
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By: Dania
@ 2009-08-13 06:42:01
The Lochnagar mine was an explosive-packed mine located south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département of France, which was detonated at 7:28 am on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The Lochnagar mine, along with a neighbouring mine north of the village known as the Y Sap mine, contained 24 tons of explosives. At the time these mines were the largest ever detonated.

The explosion was witnessed from the air by 2nd Lieutenant C.A. Lewis of No. 3 Squadron RFC:

The whole earth heaved and flashed, a tremendous and magnificent column rose up in the sky. There was an ear-splitting roar drowning all the guns, flinging the machine sideways in the repercussing air. The earth column rose higher and higher to almost 4,000 feet. There it hung, or seemed to hang, for a moment in the air, like the silhouette of some great cypress tree, then fell away in a widening cone of dust and debris.

Some of the British infantry waiting in no man's land were struck by falling debris and one man, having braced himself in a trench, had his leg broken and later required amputation.
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Vajont dam
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By: giove
@ 2009-08-07 06:03:47
The Vajont Dam is a dam completed in 1959 in the valley of the Vajont river under Monte Toc, 100 km north of Venice, Italy. It was one of the highest dams in the world measuring 262 metres (860 ft) high, 27 metres (89 ft) thick at the base and 3.4 metres (11 ft) at the top.

Its 1963 overtopping during initial filling was caused by the lack of consideration by the designers for the geological instability of the mountain on the southern side of the basin. Warning signs and negative appraisals during the early stages of the filling were ignored; the attempt to complete the filling led to a rapid landslide, causing a seiche wave which brought massive flooding and destruction to the area below, wiping several villages away completely and killing 2,000 people.]]>

Battle of Dybbøl
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-29 03:39:25
The Battle of Dybbøl (Danish: Slaget ved Dybbøl; German: Erstürmung der Düppeler Schanzen) was the key battle of the Second War of Schleswig and occurred on the morning of April 18, 1864 following a siege lasting from April 7. Denmark suffered a severe defeat against the German Confederation which decided the war. Dybbøl was also a battlefield in the First War of Schleswig.

On the morning of April 18, 1864 at Dybbøl, the Prussians and Austrians moved into their positions at 02:00 am. At 10 a.m. the Prussian artillery bombardment stopped and the Prussians charged. Thirteen minutes after the charge, the Prussian infantry had already seized control of the first line of defence of the redoubts.

A total massacre of the retreating troops was avoided and the Prussian advance halted by a counterattack by the 8th Brigade, until a Prussian attack threw them back; that attack advanced about 1 km and reached Dybbøl Mill. In that counterattack the 8th Brigade lost about half their men, dead or wounded or captured. This let the remnants of 1st and 3rd Brigades escape to the pier opposite Sønderborg. At 13:30 the last resistance collapsed at the bridgehead in front of Sønderborg. After that there was an artillery duel across the Alssund.

During the battle around 3,600 Danes and 1,200 Prussians were either killed, wounded or disappeared. A Danish official army casualty list at the time said: 671 dead; 987 wounded, of which 473 were captured; 3,131 unwounded captured and/or deserters; total casualties 4,789. The 2nd and 22nd Regiments lost the most. Also, the crew of the Danish naval ship Rolf Krake suffered 1 dead, 10 wounded.

The Battle of Dybbøl was the first battle monitored by delegates of the Red Cross: Louis Appia and Charles van de Velde.

The image is showing the largest Prussian bastion Kongeskansen. 1920 the largest reunion celebration took place here. Today celebrations are still held here.
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Dybbøl Mill
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-29 03:15:05
Dybbøl Mill is located on a hill west os Sonderborg in the village Dybbøl.

Dybbøl Mill is one of the strongest Danish national symbols.
It lies at Dybbøl Brestwork, built in 1744 and has milled grain until 1990.

During the battles at Dybbøl, 7th-18th April 1864, during the two Schleswigian Wars, the mill was shot in the gravel, but was rebuilt shortly after.

It became a symbol of Danish bravery.
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Rødding Højskole - First high school in the world
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-29 02:52:19
Rødding High School is the world's first high school, located in Rødding in the northern part of South Jutland. It was founded in 1844 by Christian Flor (1790-1875).

From the start it was a high school education with emphasis on both education and training. After the war in 1864 came Rødding under Prussia and Askov Highschool was established just north of Kongeåen in 1865 by Ludvig Schrøder as superintendent. Ludvig Schrøder (1836-1908) was superintendent of Rødding College 1862-1864.

Christian Flor (1792-1875) was an Danish priest, politician and high school man.

He worked a lifetime for the development and maintenance of the Danish language and Danish culture in South Jutland. Through life he achieved to become a priest, politician, teacher and high school principal. He founded Rødding High School and published the newspaper Dannevirke, a local paper for the Danish minded people in southern Denmark and northern Prussia. After the danish reunion it continued until 1972 when it was taken over by the local newspaper Jydske Tidende. ]]>

Engelsborg Naval Shipyard
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-28 05:08:26
Engelsborg (described Engelborg and Engelskborg) is a castle ruin from the 16th. century on the island Slotø in Nakskov Fjord primarily served as a shipyard for the Royal Danish Navy.

Slotø was purchased by King Hans of Denmark in 1508 or 1509 with the objective of using the island as a shipyard for the building of a large fleet. This happened probably because of the expectation of an impending war with the Hanseatic League because the king had allowed other nations to pass the Oresund and thus compete for trade in the Baltic Sea.

From the earliest times has been the main objective shipbuilding and the castle was also built with two large sealed arms around the slipway trend down to the beach from the circular fortress tower in a v-shape. At the end of these out in the fjord was called brad benches allowing final accomodation and equipping of new constructions and repair of ships.

The castle was of the form of a minimum two-storey tower with a moat located south of, as protection against attacks from within the country, as well as an outer moat, which went from wall to wall. The outer moat had no connection to the inlet. Engel Borg could only visited by brad benches.

Historian Arild Huitfeldt writes that there allready was built two large naval vessels called respectively "Engelen" and "Maria" but only "Engelen", which most likely built as ship without anything on Slotø and end fitted in Sønderborg in spring and summer 1510 . "Angel" was the biggest naval vessel which currently had been built in Europe, and "Engelen" was later leased to the Duke of Geldern in the Netherlands, it was used to transport the Habsburg Crown Prince later Emperor Karl 5. "Engelen" never went back to Denmark.

The castle also acted as an administrative center, as it was between 1510-1523 for Lolland Nørre hovedlen and Sønder herreder. The king stayed occasionally at the castle.

In 1534 the fortress was conquered by lübecks, along with Danish farmers who were angry about deforestation of Lolland to build ships, burned down the plant, but it remained in Danish hands after peace has been achieved.

Christian 4 used from 1624 also the slipway and the great brad bench at Engelsborg, supplemented by a number of newly built workshops and housings, as the shipyard, and approximately 10 large naval vessels was built on the island until 1633. It was then abandoned and stones from the ruins were used for repair of Nykøbing Castle. In addition, farmers in the area could retrieve rocks to their own buildings, which quickly caused to the plant ended up in the Condition when it was found in 1944.

Enclosed is a link in danish with informations and photos.]]>

Joseph Goebbels summer residence
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 23:28:50
From around 1935 to 1945 this was the summer residence of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels.

After 1945 it became a junior high school for the East German FDJ (socialist youth movement of the German Democratic Republic and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany) and more buildings were build.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/joseph-goebbels-summer-residence/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/joseph-goebbels-summer-residence/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:28:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/joseph-goebbels-summer-residence/ 52.77428200 13.52615800 <![CDATA[Rolle Canal incline plane]]>

Rolle Canal incline plane
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 16:09:20
The Rolle Canal (also known as the Torrington Canal) in North Devon, England runs 6 miles from Landcross, where it joins the River Torridge, to the limekilns at Rosemoor. It has one sea lock at Landcross, an inclined plane at Weare Giffard – to raise it 60 feet – and a five arch aqueduct (known as the Beam Aqueduct) over the River Torridge.

The canal's construction was started as a private venture in 1823 by John Rolle, the then Baron Rolle. In this the canal is unusual as no Act of Parliament had to be obtained. The idea for the canal was originally proposed by his father Denys Rolle but for various reasons nothing had come of those plans. James Green was employed as the lead engineer. The Baron Rolle laid the foundation stone of the aqueduct in an event marked by the firing of a cannon. The cannon burst, resulting in the injury of a man by the name of John Hopgood, who the Baron compensated with a year's salary.

Completed in 1827 it was used to carry limestone and coal for the kilns as far inland as possible and to carry Marland clay to the port of Bideford for export. The canal cost between £40,000 and £45,000 to construct. The canal shared many of its design features with the Bude Canal, unsurprisingly as the Bude Canal had been part of the inspiration for the scheme and the projects shared the same lead engineer. Similarities include the use of trains of tub boats and the use of canal inclined planes rather than locks. The inclined plane was powered by a water wheel. The canal received its water supply from a weir on the River Torridge which also supplied two mills with power.

The aqueduct is referred to as the canal bridge in Henry Williamson's Tarka the Otter.

Around 1852 the canal was leased to George Braginton who among other things held the position of Mayor of Torrington a number of times. Exactly when the lease ended is uncertain but certainly at a date no later than 1865. With the lease ended the control of the canal passed to the then owner Mark Rolle (the nephew of the second wife of John Rolle).

In 1871 the canal was closed and sold to the London and South Western Railway to make way for the railway from Bideford to Torrington. At one point the railway company wished to abandon the project but at Mark Rolle's insistence the railway was built.

Some parts of the canal are still visible today, including the aqueduct (now a viaduct), the sea lock (although without any gates) and some parts of the inclined plane. Part of the railway alignment is now a cyclepath. The Annery kiln lies close to the old canal and can be seen from the Tarka Trail. The canal has been designated a Devon County Wildlife Site.]]>

Foxton Inclined Plane
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 15:13:10
In 1900 an inclined plane was built to the side of the locks. The aim was partly to speed up the passage of boats, but also as part of an effort to allow the passage of wide-beam barges instead of just narrowboats.

It was designed by Gordon Cale Thomas and had 2 tanks or caissons, each capable of holding 2 narrowboats or a barge. The caissons were full of water, and so balanced each other. The lift was powered by a 25 horsepower (19 kW) stationary engine. The land for the project was purchased for £1,595 and with the entire project costing £39,244 by 24 June 1900.

The inclined plane had a journey time of 12 minutes for 2 boats up and 2 down and improved the speed of passage up the hill tremendously. Unlike the locks, where water flowed downhill every time a boat passed through, on the inclined plane almost the same amount of water went up and down the hill. Only the displaced water is moved, thus saving a great deal of water and giving better control of this vital resource.

There was a plan to build a similar inclined plane at the Watford Locks at the southern end of the canal's summit level. However, this was never carried through, and as the Watford Locks were never widened, the economic benefits of the plane could not be fully realised. Thus, despite its obvious effectiveness, the Foxton Inclined Plane was mothballed in 1911 to save money. After that date it saw occasional use when the locks were undergoing maintenance.

In 1927, dismantling of the incline began, so that it could be sold for scrap. That year the chimney on the engine house was demolished and its bricks used for various canal repairs.

The plane today:
The remains of the plane can still be seen, and the site explored by visitors (to a limited extent).

In the building alongside the locks, the former boiler house for the plane's steam engine, there is a small museum covering the history of the locks and the plane, and other aspects of the local canal.

The mooring bollards from the incline can be found alongside the locks.]]>

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S/S Hjejlen
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 14:23:56
S/S Hjejlen is a steamship of 1861, operating on Silkeborg Lakes.

Hjejlen is the oldest steamship in operation in the world, using the original steam engine.

Hjejlen was inaugurated June 24th. 1861 in the presence of King Frederik VII, after it had been sailed from Baumgarten & Burmeister Machine Building (later Burmeister & Wain) on June 11th. through Elsinore and Randers through Gudenåen to its destination Silkeborg on June 15th. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-s-hjejlen/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-s-hjejlen/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:23:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-s-hjejlen/ 56.16947300 9.55497900 <![CDATA[Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp]]>

Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 04:26:46
Płaszów (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpwaʂuf]) was a Nazi German concentration camp in the southern suburb of Kraków, founded by the Nazis in Płaszów soon after the German invasion of Poland and the creation of the General Government, during German Nazi occupation of Poland. The construction of the camp, originally intended as a forced labour camp, began in summer 1940. In 1941 the camp was extended and subsequently became a concentration camp with deportations of the Jews from the Kraków Ghetto beginning October 28, 1942. Commanding the camp was Amon Göth, an SS commandant from Vienna who was known for being uncommonly sadistic in his treatment of prisoners. On March 13, 1943, Göth personally oversaw the liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto, forcing its Jewish inhabitants deemed capable of work into the camp. Those deemed unfit for work were killed. Under him were his staff of SS men and a few SS women, including Gertrud Heise, Luise Danz, Alice Orlowski and Anna Gerwing.

The camp is featured in the movie Schindler's List about the life of Oskar Schindler.
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Ole Rømer's Observatorium Tusculanum
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-24 02:00:00
Ole Christensen Rømer, 25 September 1644, Århus – 19 September 1710, Copenhagen) was a Danish astronomer who in 1676 made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_R%C3%B8mer#The_Ole_R.C3.B8mer_Museum

Observatorium Tusculanum was an observatory Ole Rømer build in 1704 which he used until his death 1710.

After Rømers death in 1710 continued his pupil, Lauritz Th. Schiwe as professor of astronomy observations from the observatory, but he died already in the years after the plague years in 1711. Without maintenance, the Center due thereafter, and approx. 1716-17 instruments were moved to the observatory of the Round Tower, where they also went up in flames by fire in 1728 along with all the familiar notes from Observatory Tusculanum (at least three foliobind) except Triduum observation ( "The three days of observations from 20 . October kl. 16 -23. October kl. 18 in 1706).
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Hans Christian Andersen's School
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-19 13:34:40]]>

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Hans Christian Andersen's School
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-19 13:34:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hans-christian-andersens-school/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hans-christian-andersens-school/ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:34:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hans-christian-andersens-school/ 55.39704700 10.39186900 <![CDATA[Skagen Sandy Church]]>

Skagen Sandy Church
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-28 12:54:51
The Sandy Sct. Laurentii Church is about. four kilometers southwest of Skagen-center in the plantation area east of the main road.

The church was probably built in the late 1300 century. At that time, the largest church in Vendsyssel.

By sand drift beginning in the 16th century it became increasingly difficult for the congregation to dig through to the church at worship. The fight against the sand stood on until 1795 when the church was closed on the orders of King Christian 7.

The church aisle was pulled down and used in other projects, but the tower was spared and used as a beacon.

Today the tower is protected and after studies in 1994, the church vestry and aisle location in the ground now marked with red stakes. Faskine marks where the old kirkegårdsmur stood.]]>

Skagen Old Lighthouse
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-28 12:27:45
Build 1747. On top it had a basket in which wood or coal was set; this was then burned.]]>

Skagen Old Lighthouse
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-28 12:27:45
Build 1747. On top it had a basket in which wood or coal was set; this was then burned.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/skagen-old-lighthouse/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/skagen-old-lighthouse/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:27:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/skagen-old-lighthouse/ 57.72911300 10.60674700 <![CDATA[Skagen Bascule Light]]>

Skagen Bascule Light
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-28 12:18:43
A vippefyr or bascule light was a type of small navigational aid popular in Denmark in the eighteenth century and before. It consisted of a basket in which wood or coal was set; this was then burned. The basket was affixed to a lever which allowed it to be manipulated as required.

The vippefyr system was generally viewed as ineffective, as it produced little light and was usually unreliable.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/skagen-bascule-light/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/skagen-bascule-light/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:18:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/skagen-bascule-light/ 57.72681400 10.60822500 <![CDATA[Battle of Cable Street red plaque]]>

Battle of Cable Street red plaque
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-18 16:21:06
The Battle of Cable Street or Cable Street Riot took place on Sunday 4 October 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police Service, overseeing a legal march by the British Union of Fascists, led by Oswald Mosley, and anti-fascists, including local Jewish, socialist, anarchist, Irish and communist groups. The majority of both marchers and counter-protesters travelled into the area for this purpose. Mosley planned to send thousands of marchers dressed in uniforms styled on those of Blackshirts through the East End of London, which had a large Jewish population.

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Battle of Cable Street mural
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-18 16:06:13
The Battle of Cable Street or Cable Street Riot took place on Sunday 4 October 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police Service, overseeing a legal march by the British Union of Fascists, led by Oswald Mosley, and anti-fascists, including local Jewish, socialist, anarchist, Irish and communist groups. The majority of both marchers and counter-protesters travelled into the area for this purpose. Mosley planned to send thousands of marchers dressed in uniforms styled on those of Blackshirts through the East End of London, which had a large Jewish population.]]>

Fårevejle Church
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-14 11:58:04
The nave is from the 12th century,
the choir and tower is from the 15th century is from 16th century.

In the chruch you will find frescoes from the 14th century in
the vaulted ceiling of the nave and a stained glass painting from 1955.
The pulpit is from 1596 and the altar from 1575.
Here is the most important treasure of the church:
the famous Christian the Third Bible from 1550.

The Earl of Bothwell, Mary Stuarts third husbond, is buried in a coffin
in the crypt below the chapel in Fårevejle Church.
He died in 1578 as a prisoner in the dreaded dungeon of Dragsholm Castle.]]>

Frederik den VII's canal
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-13 14:21:35
Frederik VII's Canal or Løgstør Canal is a 4.4 km long and approx. 3 meter deep canal running south from Løgstør to Lendrup Strand. It was instituted to facilitate the passage between Aggersund and Løgstør Bredning in Limfjord by maintaining traffic within Løgstør Land, which was so shallow that we had to tranship goods shipments to flat-bottomed barges (kåge) to get them.
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J.A. Topf and Sons - crematory factory for concentration camps

J.A. Topf and Sons - crematory factory for concentration camps
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 05:19:01
J.A. Topf and Sons (J.A. Topf und Söhne) was a former German engineering company, notorious for designing and manufacturing the crematoria used by the Nazis at concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Buchenwald.

Topf and Sons was asked by the SS to design special crematoria furnaces capable of cremating very large numbers of bodies. The company and its chief engineer Kurt Prüfer obliged.

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Wannsee Conference Site
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 04:58:40
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. The purpose of the conference was to inform administrative leaders of Departments responsible for various policies relating to Jews, that Reinhard Heydrich had been appointed as the chief executor of the "Final solution to the Jewish question", and to obtain their full support. In the course of the meeting, Heydrich presented a plan, presumably approved by Adolf Hitler, for the deportation of the Jewish population of Europe to German-occupied areas in eastern Europe, and the use of the Jews fit for labour on road-building projects, in the course of which they would eventually die, the surviving remnant to be annihilated after completion of the projects. The plan was never carried out as conceived, as it was predicated on the continued occupation of Polish and Soviet lands then under German control. Instead, as Soviet forces gradually pushed back the German lines, most of the Jews of German-occupied Europe were sent to extermination or concentration camps, or killed where they lived. As a result of the efforts of historian Joseph Wulf, the Wannsee House, where the conference was held, is now a Holocaust Memorial.

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Concentration Camp Theresienstadt
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 03:25:33
Theresienstadt concentration camp (often referred to as Terezín) was a Nazi German concentration camp during World War II. It was established by the Gestapo in the fortress and garrison city of Terezín (German name Theresienstadt), located in what is now the Czech Republic.

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Concentration Camp Frøslev
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 02:26:05
Frøslev Camp (Danish: Frøslevlejren, German: Polizeigefangenenlager Frøslev) was an internment camp in German-occupied Denmark during World War II.

In order to avoid deportation of Danes to German concentration camps, Danish authorities suggested, in January 1944, that an internment camp be created in Denmark. The German occupation authorities consented, and the camp was erected near the village of Frøslev in the south-west of Denmark, close to the German border. From mid-August until the end of the German occupation in May 1945, 12,000 prisoners passed through the camp's gates. Most of them were suspected members of the Danish resistance movement, Communists and other political prisoners. Living conditions in the camp were generally tolerable, but 1,600 internees were deported to German concentration camps, where 220 of them died (approximate numbers).

Towards the end of the war, the Swedish count Folke Bernadotte tried to get all Scandinavian concentration camp prisoners to Sweden. Simultaneously the Danish administration negotiated with the Germans about rescue of the Danish prisoners in Germany. As a result of these efforts many Scandinavian prisoners came with the white buses from the German camps. In March and April 1945 10,000 Danish and Norwegian captives were brought home from Germany. Some of the returning prisoners came to Frøslev Prison Camp. Among those were some of the 1,960 deported Danish policemen, which had been arrested and deported on 19 September 1944.

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Concentration Camp Natzweiler-Struthof
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 02:11:20
Natzweiler-Struthof was a German concentration and extermination camp located in the Vosges Mountains close to the Alsatian village of Natzwiller (German Natzweiler) in France, about 50 km south west from the city of Strasbourg.

Natzweiler-Struthof was the only concentration camp established by the Nazis on French territory, though there were French-run temporary camps such as the one at Drancy. (At the time, the Alsace-Lorraine area in which it was established had been annexed by Germany as an integral part of the German Reich, unlike other parts of France.)

The writer Boris Pahor was interned in Natzweiler-Struthof and wrote his novel Necropolis based on this experience.

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Concentration Camp Mauthausen
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 01:51:13
Mauthausen Concentration Camp (known from the summer of 1940 as Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp) grew to become a large group of Nazi concentration camps that was built around the villages of Mauthausen and Gusen in Upper Austria, roughly 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the city of Linz.

Initially a single camp at Mauthausen, it expanded over time to become one of the largest labour camp complexes in German-controlled Europe. Apart from the four main sub-camps at Mauthausen and nearby Gusen, more than 50 sub-camps, located throughout Austria and southern Germany, used the inmates as slave labour. Several subordinate camps of the KZ Mauthausen complex included quarries, munitions factories, mines, arms factories and Me 262 fighter-plane assembly plants.

In January 1945, the camps, directed from the central office in Mauthausen, contained roughly 85,000 inmates. The death toll remains unknown, although most sources place it between 122,766 and 320,000 for the entire complex. The camps formed one of the first massive concentration camp complexes in Nazi Germany, and were the last ones to be liberated by the Western Allies or the Soviet Union. The two main camps, Mauthausen and Gusen I, were also the only two camps in the whole of Europe to be labelled as "Grade III" camps, which meant that they were intended to be the toughest camps for the "Incorrigible Political Enemies of the Reich". Unlike many other concentration camps, intended for all categories of prisoners, Mauthausen was mostly used for extermination through labour of the intelligentsia, who were educated people and members of the higher social classes in countries subjugated by Germany during World War II.

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Maly Trostenets Extermination Camp
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 01:34:33
Maly Trastsianiets extermination camp, a small village on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus, was the site of a Nazi extermination camp.

Originally built in the summer of 1941, on the site of a Soviet kolkhoz, as a concentration camp, to house Soviet prisoners of war who had been captured following the German attack on Soviet Union which commenced on June 22 of that year (known as Operation Barbarossa), the camp became a Vernichtungslager, or extermination camp, on May 10, 1942 when the first transport of Jews arrived there. While many Jews from Germany, Austria and the present-day Czech Republic met their deaths there (in most cases almost immediately upon their arrival, by being trucked to the nearby Blagovshchina (Благовщина) and Shashkovka (Шашковка) forests killing grounds and shot in the back of the neck), the primary purpose of the camp was the extermination of the substantial Jewish community of Minsk and the surrounding area. Mobile gas chambers deployed here performed a subsidiary if not insignificant function in the genocidal process.

On June 28, 1944, as the Red Army approached the region, the Nazis bombed the camp in an attempt to obliterate evidence of its existence, in conformity with the aims of the so‑called Aktion 1005. But the Soviets are said to have discovered 34 grave‑pits, some (not all) measuring as much as 50 meters in length and 3 to 4 meters in depth, located in the Blagovshchina Forest some 500 meters from the Minsk–Mogilev highway, at about the 11th‑kilometer mark (according to the special report prepared by the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission in the 1940s). No survivors of the camp are known to exist, and original estimates of the number of people killed there ranged from 200,000 to more than half a million. Yad Vashem currently estimates the number as 65,000 Jews while German historian Christian Gerlach estimates the number to be in the range of 40,000–60,000. Signage on the site indicates 206,000 were murdered there.

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Concentration Camp Herzogenbusch
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 01:11:49
KZ Herzogenbusch was a concentration camp located near the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands.

During World War II, Konzentrations-lager Herzogenbusch was one of the few official concentration camps in western Europe outside of Germany. In the Netherlands, it is commonly known as camp 'Vught', since it is actually near the town of Vught.

On the site today is the dutch maximum prison Vught.
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Westerbork Concentration Camp
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 00:54:37
Camp Westerbork was a World War II concentration camp in Hooghalen, ten kilometers north of Westerbork, in the northeastern Netherlands. Its function during the Second World War was to assemble Roma and Dutch Jews for transport to other Nazi concentration camps.

In 1939, the Dutch government erected a refugee camp, Centraal Vluchtelingenkamp Westerbork, in which people--mostly from Germany, but also from Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland, and mostly of Jewish faith--were housed after they had tried in vain to escape Nazi terror in their homeland. During World War II, the Nazis used the facilities and turned it into a deportation camp for Jews, about 400 Gypsies and, in the very end of the War, for some 400 women from the resistance movement.

Between July 1942 and September 1944, almost every Tuesday a cargo train left for the concentration camps Auschwitz-Birkenau, Sobibór, Bergen-Belsen and Theresienstadt. In the period from 1942 to 1945, a total of 107,000 people passed through the camp on a total of 93 outgoing trains. Only 5,200 of them survived, most of them in Theresienstadt or Bergen-Belsen, or liberated in Westerbork.

Anne Frank stayed in this hut from August until early September 1944, when she was taken to Auschwitz.

Anne Frank and her family were put on the first of the three final trains (the three final transports were most probably a reaction to the Allies' offensive) on September 2, 1944 for Auschwitz, arriving there three days later.

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Concentration Camp Kamp Amersfoort
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-08 00:41:00
The official name for Kamp Amersfoort was "Polizeiliches Durchgangslager Amersfoort", P.D.A. or Police Transitcamp Amersfoort.

During the years of 1941 to 1945, over 35,000 prisoners were kept here. The camp was situated in the southern part of Amersfoort, on the city limit between Amersfoort and Leusden in central Netherlands.

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Radegast station
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-07 23:50:11
Radegast is a former railway station in Łódź, Poland. During World War II, in the course of the Holocaust, the station, located at the time near the boundary of the Łódź Ghetto, was the place where Jewish and other inhabitants of Łódź were gathered for transport out of the Ghetto and the city to the Kulmhof and Auschwitz death camps. About 150,000 Jews passed through the station on the way to their deaths in the period from 16 January, 1942 to August 29, 1944. The station thus had the same significance for Łódź as the better known Umschlagplatz had for Warsaw.

August 2008, US talk host Jerry Springer appeared in the british genealogical documentary series "Who do you think you are" to search for the life of his ancestors. He found out that his grand mother, her sister and brother in law were transported to Chelmno Extermination Camp in 1942 from this station after having stayed in the Ghetto of Łódź in a small room for 6 months without kitchen, running water, toilette and furnitures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Springer

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Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-07 23:11:53
KL Gross-Rosen (Groß-Rosen) was a German concentration camp, located in Gross-Rosen, Lower Silesia (now Rogoźnica, Poland). It was located directly on the rail line between Jauer (now Jawor) and Striegau (now Strzegom).

It was set up in the summer of 1940 as a satellite camp to Sachsenhausen, and became an independent camp on May 1, 1941. Initially, work was carried out in the camp's huge stone quarry, owned by the SS-Deutsche Erd- und Steinwerke GmbH. As the complex grew, many inmates were put to work in the construction of the subcamps' facilities.

In October 1941 the SS transferred about 3,000 Soviet POWs to Gross-Rosen for execution by shooting.

Gross-Rosen was known for its brutal treatment of NN (Nacht und Nebel) prisoners, especially in the stone quarry. The brutal treatment of the political and Jewish prisoners was not only due to the SS and criminal prisoners, but to a lesser extent also due to German civilians working in the stone quarry. In 1942 for political prisoners the mean survival time was less than two months.
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Jewish masacre site Babi Yar
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-01 15:24:24
Babyn Yar (Ukrainian: Бабин Яр, Babyn Yar; Russian: Бабий Яр, Babiy Yar) is a ravine in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is located at the juncture of today's Kurenivka, Lukianivka and Syrets raions, between Frunze, Melnykov and Olena Teliha streets and St. Cyril's Monastery.

In the course of two days, September 29-30, 1941, a special team of German SS troops supported by other German units, local collaborators and Ukrainian police murdered 33,771 Jewish civilians after taking them to the ravine. The Babyn Yar massacre was the largest single mass killing for which the Nazi regime and its collaborators were responsible during its campaign against the Soviet Union and is considered to be "the largest single massacre in the history of the Holocaust".

In the months that followed, thousands more were seized and taken to Babyn Yar where they were shot. It is estimated that more than 100,000 local people, mostly civilians, of whom a significant number were Jews, were murdered by the Nazis there during World War II.
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Chelmno Extermination Camp
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-01 15:05:23
Chełmno extermination camp (German name Kulmhof) was an extermination camp of Nazi Germany that was situated 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Łódź, near a small village called Chełmno nad Nerem (Kulmhof an der Nehr, in German). This was in a part of Poland annexed by Germany as Reichsgau Wartheland in 1939. It was the first extermination camp, opened in 1941 to kill the Jews of the Łódź Ghetto and the Warthegau.

At least 153,000 people were killed in the camp, mainly Poles, Jews from the Łódź Ghetto and the surrounding area, along with Gypsies from Greater Poland and some Hungarian Jews, Czechs, and Soviet prisoners of war.]]>

Sobibor Extermination Camp
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-01 14:58:59
Sobibor was a Nazi German extermination camp set up in the Lublin region of occupied Poland as part of Operation Reinhard; the official German name was SS-Sonderkommando Sobibor. Jews, including Jewish Soviet prisoners of war (POWs), and possibly Gypsies were transported to Sobibor by rail, and suffocated in gas chambers that were fed with the exhaust of a petrol engine. One source states that up to 200,000 people were killed at Sobibor. Thomas Blatt claims that "In the Hagen court proceedings against former Sobibor Nazis, Professor Wolfgang Scheffler, who served as an expert, estimated the total figure of murdered Jews at a minimum of 250,000."

After a successful revolt on October 14, 1943 about half of the 600 prisoners in Sobibor escaped; the camp was closed and planted with trees days afterwards. A memorial and museum are at the site today.

Sobibór is also the name of the village outside which the camp was built, which is now part of Lublin Voivodeship in Poland.

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Belzec Extermination Camp
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-01 14:53:32
Belzec, Polish spelling Bełżec [ˈbɛu̯ʐɛt͡s], was the first of the Nazi German extermination camps created for implementing Operation Reinhard during the Holocaust. Operating in 1942, the camp was situated in occupied Poland about half a mile south of the local railroad station of Bełżec in the Lublin district of the General Government.

At least 434,500 Jews were killed at Bełżec, along with an unknown number of other Poles and Roma; only two Jews are known to have survived Bełżec: Rudolf Reder and Chaim Hirszman. The lack of survivors may be the reason why this camp is so little known despite its number of victims.

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Tour Jeanne d'Arc
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By: Dania
@ 2009-04-29 23:40:21
In this tower Jeanne d'Arc was imprisoned during her trial from february 21st. 1431 to march 17th. 1431. ]]>

Tour Jeanne d'Arc
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By: Dania
@ 2009-04-29 23:40:21
In this tower Jeanne d'Arc was imprisoned during her trial from february 21st. 1431 to march 17th. 1431. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tour-jeanne-darc-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tour-jeanne-darc-1/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:40:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tour-jeanne-darc-1/ 49.44658900 1.09399800 <![CDATA[Here Jeanne d'Arc was burned on a stake]]>

Here Jeanne d'Arc was burned on a stake
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By: Dania
@ 2009-04-29 23:31:01
The cross marks the spot where Jeanne d'Arc was burned on a stake after the trial on may 30th. 1431.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/here-jeanne-darc-was-burned-on-a-stake/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/here-jeanne-darc-was-burned-on-a-stake/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:31:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/here-jeanne-darc-was-burned-on-a-stake/ 49.44349500 1.08845100 <![CDATA[Location of the signing of the Magna Carta]]>

Location of the signing of the Magna Carta

Location of the signing of the Magna Carta
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-16 14:21:34
Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey. It is notable for its association with the sealing of the Magna Carta, and as a consequence is the site of a collection of memorials.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/location-of-the-signing-of-the-magna-carta/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/location-of-the-signing-of-the-magna-carta/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:21:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/location-of-the-signing-of-the-magna-carta/ 51.44904600 -0.56577400 <![CDATA[Find-It Game #5]]>

Find-It Game #5
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-06 21:17:54]]>

Find-It Game #5
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-06 21:17:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/find-it-game-5/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/find-it-game-5/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:17:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/find-it-game-5/ -27.68352800 -20.03906200 <![CDATA[Site of Neil Armstrong's First Flight]]>

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Site of Neil Armstrong's First Flight
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-01-25 01:27:05
This is the site where 6-year old Neil Armstrong -- later the first man to walk on the moon -- took his first ride in an airplane. At that time, it was the Warren Airstrip. The site is marked by replicas of all of the aircraft in which Armstrong flew, including replicas of Apollo 11's Saturn V rocket and a half-scale Lunar Module.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-neil-armstrongs-first-flight/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-neil-armstrongs-first-flight/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:27:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-neil-armstrongs-first-flight/ 41.25115200 -80.85487800 <![CDATA[Palm House at Kew Gardens]]>

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Palm House at Kew Gardens
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-01-12 09:58:40
Built 1844-48 by Richard Turner to Decimus Burton's designs, the Grade 1 listed Palm House is Kew's most recognisable building. It has gained iconic status as the world's most important surviving Victorian glass and iron structure.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palm-house-at-kew-gardens/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palm-house-at-kew-gardens/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:58:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palm-house-at-kew-gardens/ 51.47902700 -0.29253200 <![CDATA[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]]>

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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@ 2008-12-14 04:55:37]]>

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-12-14 04:55:37]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gunfight-at-the-o-k-corral/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gunfight-at-the-o-k-corral/ Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:55:37 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gunfight-at-the-o-k-corral/ 31.71283500 -110.05953300 <![CDATA[Sigma Chi - Constantine Chapter Memorial]]>

Sigma Chi - Constantine Chapter Memorial

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Sigma Chi - Constantine Chapter Memorial
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By: 1JonKing
@ 2008-12-09 15:14:32
This is a monument commemorating a small group of Sigma Chi Fraternity members who secretly held meetings at night during the Civil War.

"It was ascertained that a number of the fraternity were in the army of Tennessee under General Joseph E. Johnston during the Atlanta campaign in 1864. It was conceded that the South was forever disunited from the general government, and it was assumed that all chapters throughout the South would cease to exist. Furthermore, it was deemed expedient that we brothers should know each other and our several commands for the purpose of relief in distress, and communication in a case of need, with our Northern brethren. In the ruin at hand my sentiment was to preserve the lofty principles typified by the White Cross. I know that I had no authority to establish a chapter of Sigma Chi outside a college, or at all; but, isolated as we were, I thought I should raise the standard and fix a rallying point. By doing so we should preserve the Order, whether we failed or not in our struggle for independence."

Quote by Harry St. John Dixon, a brother from the Psi Chapter at the University of Virginia taken from "The Constantine Chapter" page 40-41. The Norman Shield, 41st Edition ]]>

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The Great Train Wreck of 1918
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By: 1JonKing
@ 2008-12-09 13:31:20
The Great Train Wreck of 1918 occurred on July 9, 1918, in Nashville, Tennessee. Two passenger trains, operated by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad ("NC&StL"), collided head-on, killing 101 people and injuring an additional 171. It is considered the deadliest rail accident in United States history.

The two trains involved were the No. 4, scheduled to depart Nashville for Memphis, Tennessee at 7:00 a.m., and the No. 1 from Memphis, about a half-hour late for a scheduled arrival in Nashville at 7:10 a.m. At about 7:20 a.m., the two trains collided while traversing a section of single track line known as "Dutchman's Curve" west of downtown, in the present-day neighborhood of Belle Meade. Traveling at an estimated 50/60 miles per hour, the impact derailed both trains and completely destroyed several wooden cars.]]>

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Northeast Airlines DC3 Crash Site
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By: kkeps
@ 2008-11-30 16:34:57
The crash occurred on November 30, 1954. The plane carried a crew of 4 and had 3 passengers. Two of the crew were killed in the crash, the remaining 5 were rescued by helicopter 45 hours after the crash.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/northeast-airlines-dc3-crash-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/northeast-airlines-dc3-crash-site/ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:34:57 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/northeast-airlines-dc3-crash-site/ 44.46729500 -71.04249000 <![CDATA[Joelma Building Fire - February 1, 1974]]>

Joelma Building Fire - February 1, 1974
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-11-23 01:23:52
The Joelma Building is a 25 floor skyscraper in Sao Paulo, Brazil, located at 225 Avenida 9 de Julho. It was the site of a famous disaster, as at 8:50am on February 1st, 1974, an air conditioning unit on the twelfth floor overheated, starting a fire. Due to the fact that flammable materials had been used to make interior furniture, the entire building was engulfed in flames within 20 minutes. By the time the fire was extinguished at 1:30pm, of the 756 people in the building, 179 had been killed and 300 more were left injured.

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Regular is $4.07
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By: romulusnr
@ 2008-11-21 09:04:35
This is typically the cheapest gas station in the South Sound. Regular is $4.07; Premium is $4.27.]]>

Regular is $4.07
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By: romulusnr
@ 2008-11-21 09:04:35
This is typically the cheapest gas station in the South Sound. Regular is $4.07; Premium is $4.27.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/regular-is-4-07/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/regular-is-4-07/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:04:35 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/regular-is-4-07/ 47.31847600 -122.31345200 <![CDATA[Site of the assassination attempt on President Reagan]]>

Site of the assassination attempt on President Reagan

Site of the assassination attempt on President Reagan
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By: milwhcky
@ 2008-11-13 15:03:06
On March 30, 1981, Presdient Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley. Reagan was walking from the Washington Hilton Hotel to his motorcade, when Hinckley emerged from the crowd. Six shots were fired, wounding Reagan, White House Press Secretary James Brady, a DC police officer, and a Secret Service agent. Reagan spent 13 days in the hospital, and the two officers recovered, but Brady was permanently disabled from the gunshot.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-assassination-attempt-on-president-reagan/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-assassination-attempt-on-president-reagan/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:03:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-assassination-attempt-on-president-reagan/ 38.91635800 -77.04558000 <![CDATA[Remains of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition]]>

Remains of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition

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Remains of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-28 16:38:43
These steps are one of the few remaining artifacts from the exposition.

The 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition was held at the current Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia. It is most remembered for the Atlanta Compromise speech given by Booker T. Washington on September 18, 1895.

The site has gone through several transformations during its existence. Although the land was used as farmland in the early and mid-1800s, the area now known as the location for the Playscape was one of the hills leveled for the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895. The steps leading to the current playground were originally constructed to lead to the Agriculture building. After the Exposition ended and the building was removed from the site, the leveled area was redesigned as a playground.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-the-1895-cotton-states-and-international-exposition/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-the-1895-cotton-states-and-international-exposition/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:38:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-the-1895-cotton-states-and-international-exposition/ 33.78644300 -84.37686500 <![CDATA[TAM Airlines Flight 3054 crash site]]>

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 crash site
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-05-20 22:50:06
TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (JJ 3054) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre and São Paulo, Brazil. The Airbus A320 aircraft used for the route, PR-MBK crashed upon landing during rain in São Paulo on July 17, 2007. PR-MBK overran the runway, crossed a major thoroughfare during rush hour, crashed at high speed into a TAM Express warehouse adjacent to a gas station and exploded. There were 187 people on board: 181 passengers, 19 of whom were TAM employees, and 6 crew members. All passengers and crew were killed in the crash, in addition to twelve people on the ground. As of 2007, Flight 3054 has the highest death toll of any aviation accident in Latin America and the highest death toll of any accident involving an Airbus A320 anywhere in the world.]]>

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Ruins of Uncle Sam's House
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-17 10:28:32
Sam Wilson was a Troy native and a supplier of meat to the Army in the War of 1812. His barrels were stamped with the initials "U.S.," which the soldiers claimed stood for a mythical benefactor, "Uncle Sam." Thus the national personification of America was born, although Sam Wilson looked nothing like the billy-goat-whiskered, top-hat-wearing cartoon character that would be created long after he was dead.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruins-of-uncle-sams-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruins-of-uncle-sams-house/ Sat, 17 May 2008 10:28:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruins-of-uncle-sams-house/ 42.72657200 -73.68846600 <![CDATA[Site of Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower]]>

Site of Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower

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Site of Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-05-14 20:06:49
Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower (1901 – 1917) also known as the Tesla Tower, was an early wireless telecommunications aerial tower intended for commercial wireless trans-Atlantic telephony, broadcasting, and to demonstrate the transmission of power without interconnecting wires.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-nikola-teslas-wardenclyffe-tower/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-nikola-teslas-wardenclyffe-tower/ Wed, 14 May 2008 20:06:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-nikola-teslas-wardenclyffe-tower/ 40.94759700 -72.89820700 <![CDATA[Georges Head Battery]]>

Georges Head Battery
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-22 00:02:04
The Georges Head Battery is located on Georges Head, in the suburb of Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Georges Head battery is one of three forts in the area that were built for the purpose of defending the outer harbor. The fort became a command post in the 1890s for the coordination of all of Sydney's harbour defences.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/georges-head-battery/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/georges-head-battery/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:02:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/georges-head-battery/ -33.83668900 151.25898800 <![CDATA[Bravo Crater]]>

Bravo Crater
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-20 00:10:11
This huge hole in the reef at Bikini Atoll is where the Bravo device was detonated. The 15 megaton thermonuclear device vaporized two islands and half of a third, leaving a crater which is 6000 feet in diameter and 240 feet deep.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bravo-crater/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bravo-crater/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:10:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bravo-crater/ 11.69922300 165.27136800 <![CDATA[Pol Pot's Final Resting Place]]>

Pol Pot's Final Resting Place
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-16 21:25:40
On the night of April 15, 1998 the Voice of America, of which Pol Pot was a devoted listener, announced that the Khmer Rouge had agreed to turn him over to an international tribunal. According to his wife, he died in his bed later in the night while waiting to be moved to another location. Ta Mok claimed that his death was due to heart failure. Despite government requests to inspect the body, it was cremated a few days later at Anlong Veng in the Khmer Rouge zone, raising suspicions that he committed suicide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anlong_Veng]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pol-pots-final-resting-place/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pol-pots-final-resting-place/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:25:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pol-pots-final-resting-place/ 14.23189700 104.08054600 <![CDATA[Fort Rock Cemetery]]>

Fort Rock Cemetery
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-02-26 01:25:43
Fort Rock towers 325 feet above the desert floor lending to this cemetery's picture of desolation. Most of the graves here are from the homestead era 1910-1920 and several of the markers are homemade. Many of the graves are unmarked.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-rock-cemetery/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-rock-cemetery/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:25:43 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-rock-cemetery/ 43.37111200 -121.06365000 <![CDATA[Lookout Studio]]>

Lookout Studio
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-23 20:53:20
Lookout Studio, known also as The Lookout, is a stone building located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. It is part of the Grand Canyon Village Historic District, and is part of the Mary Jane Colter Buildings National Historic Landmark. It currently operates as a gift shop and observation station for visitors, with high-powered telescopes on its outdoor terrace.

Lookout Studio was constructed by the Sante Fe Railway in 1914 and was established as a photography studio to compete with Kolb Studio. It is one of five buildings at the Grand Canyon that were designed by architect Mary Colter, along with Bright Angel Lodge, Hermit's Rest, Hopi House, and Desert View Watchtower. Lookout Studio employs her signature rustic style of using jagged native rocks to imitate indigenous structures of the region and to blend in with the environment.]]>

Ford Motor Company WWII Era Assembly Plant - Richmond

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Ford Motor Company WWII Era Assembly Plant - Richmond
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-02 18:42:59
The Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant was the largest assembly plant to be built on the West Coast. One of only three tank depots in the entire country, approximately 49,000 jeeps were assembled and 91,000 other military vehicles were processed here. Ford employed thousands of workers at the site during World War II, many of them women who were entering the work force for the first time. "Rosie the Riveter" was a period song representing these women.

In mobilizing the wartime production effort to its full potential, Federal military authorities and private industry began to work closely together on a scale never seen before in American history. This laid the groundwork for what became known as the "military-industrial complex" during the Cold War years.

Noted architect Albert Kahn is credited with the design of the Ford plant in Richmond. After World War II, Ford moved its Northern California factory to Milpitas, where it became known as the San Jose Assembly Plant.

In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake severely damaged the plant. At the present time, the City of Richmond has repaired and prepared the Ford Assembly building for rehabilitation. A developer has been selected and portions of the building will soon be accessible to the public. Upon completion of the rehabilitation, the Visitor Center for Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park will relocate into this building.]]>

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Re-enactment camp at Valley Forge
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-30 13:23:47
Throughout the park there are reconstructed log cabins of the type thought to be used during the encampment, including a larger log cabin hospital. Earthworks, for the never needed defense of the encampment, are visible, including four redoubts, the ditch for the Inner Line Defenses, and a reconstructed abbatis. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/re-enactment-camp-at-valley-forge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/re-enactment-camp-at-valley-forge/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:23:47 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/re-enactment-camp-at-valley-forge/ 40.09731800 -75.42578800 <![CDATA[Riverside Church]]>

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Riverside Church
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-01-21 15:23:41
s an interdenominational (American Baptist and United Church of Christ), interracial, international church in New York City, famous for its elaborate Gothic architecture. It is situated in Morningside Heights, Manhattan between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue and between 120th Street and 122nd Street.

April 4, 1967. Riverside Church Speech:
One year before his death Martin Luther King delivered Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence. In the speech he spoke strongly against the U.S.'s role in the war, insisting that the U.S. was in Vietnam "to occupy it as an American colony" and calling the U.S. government "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today."
[ via http://virtualearth.spaces.live.com ]]]>

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Captain Kidd's Shipwreck discovered near Catalina Island

Captain Kidd's Shipwreck discovered near Catalina Island
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-12-15 10:06:18
Resting in less than 10 feet of Caribbean seawater, the wreckage of Quedagh Merchant, the ship abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd as he raced to New York in an ill-fated attempt to clear his name, has escaped discovery -- until now.
An underwater archaeology team from Indiana University announced Dec. 13 the discovery of the remnants. IU marine protection authority Charles Beeker said his team has been licensed to study the wreckage and to convert the site into an underwater preserve, where it will be accessible to the public.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/captain-kidds-shipwreck-discovered-near-catalina-island/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/captain-kidds-shipwreck-discovered-near-catalina-island/ Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:06:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/captain-kidds-shipwreck-discovered-near-catalina-island/ 18.36022800 -69.00718700 <![CDATA[Chizuk Amuno Synagogue]]>

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Chizuk Amuno Synagogue
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-26 23:59:03]]>

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Chizuk Amuno Synagogue
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-26 23:59:03]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chizuk-amuno-synagogue/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chizuk-amuno-synagogue/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:59:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chizuk-amuno-synagogue/ 39.29000300 -76.60099000 <![CDATA[Lloyd Street Synagogue]]>

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Lloyd Street Synagogue
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-26 23:56:04]]>

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Lloyd Street Synagogue
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-26 23:56:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lloyd-street-synagogue/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lloyd-street-synagogue/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:56:04 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lloyd-street-synagogue/ 39.29048900 -76.60119900 <![CDATA[Telegraph Field]]>

Telegraph Field
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-20 00:57:53
Site of eastern of the terminal of the first commercially viable transatlantic telegraph cable.]]>

Telegraph Field
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-20 00:57:53
Site of eastern of the terminal of the first commercially viable transatlantic telegraph cable.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/telegraph-field/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/telegraph-field/ Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:57:53 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/telegraph-field/ 51.88541200 -10.42488800 <![CDATA[2002-07-24 - Quecreek Mine Rescue Site]]>

2002-07-24 - Quecreek Mine Rescue Site
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-14 23:22:19
The site in which nine miners were trapped underground for over 78 hours, July 24–28, 2002. The site, which is also the extraction point, now serves as a memorial park. The mine entrance is located about mile to the north east. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2002-07-24-quecreek-mine-rescue-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2002-07-24-quecreek-mine-rescue-site/ Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:22:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2002-07-24-quecreek-mine-rescue-site/ 40.07844900 -79.08533000 <![CDATA[St. Peter's Church and Cemetery]]>

St. Peter's Church and Cemetery
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-01 00:13:43
The Church, A National Historic Landmark, opened for worship September 4, 1761. Founded by members of Christ Church, who recently settled here and found difficult to traverse the muddy streets to the overcrowded church at 2nd and Market. Land was donated in 1757 by Proprietors (Governors) Thomas and Richard Penn, whose family crest can be seen above the pulpit. St. Peter’s was designed by Robert Smith.

Among some of the more notable figures interred in the cemetery are:
• George Mifflin Dallas, Vice President of the U.S.
• Charles Willson Peale, famous portrait painter.
• Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the Battle of Tripoli in 1814.
• The Chiefs of Eight Indian Tribes who were stricken with small pox while visiting Philadelphia in 1793 to meet with President Washington.

The site has be listed as one of the most haunted sites in Philadelphia]]>

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Church Hospital
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-10-31 23:49:37
Former Hospital, closed in 2000, now serves as offices for Johns Hopkins Hospital, bet know as the death place of E.A. Poe.

For the Historical Marker on the site:

"This structure, now the east building of Church Hospital, was erected in 1836, to house the Washington Medical College. Edgar Allan Poe, author, and poet, was brought here, ill and semi-conscious, on October 3, 1849 and died four days later. In 1857, the building was purchased by Church Home and Infirmary, which was renamed Church Home and Hospital in 1943."]]>

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First Dunkin' Donuts
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By: LongLiveRock
@ 2007-10-27 19:21:55
Opened here in 1950, it originally opened in 1944 as the "Open Kettle"]]>

First Dunkin' Donuts
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By: LongLiveRock
@ 2007-10-27 19:21:55
Opened here in 1950, it originally opened in 1944 as the "Open Kettle"]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-dunkin-donuts/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-dunkin-donuts/ Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:21:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-dunkin-donuts/ 42.25477200 -70.99679100 <![CDATA[First IHOP]]>

First IHOP
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By: LongLiveRock
@ 2007-10-27 19:00:34
Opened here in 1958]]>

First IHOP
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By: LongLiveRock
@ 2007-10-27 19:00:34
Opened here in 1958]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-ihop/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-ihop/ Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:00:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-ihop/ 34.15175300 -118.34912800 <![CDATA[First KFC franchise]]>

First KFC franchise
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By: LongLiveRock
@ 2007-10-26 18:14:41
This was the first KFC, aside from the original in North Corbin, Kentucky to open, when Harlan Sanders began a chain.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-kfc-franchise/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-kfc-franchise/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:14:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-kfc-franchise/ 40.68734200 -111.88874600 <![CDATA[First Wienerschnitzel]]>

First Wienerschnitzel
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By: LongLiveRock
@ 2007-10-26 15:51:17
Opened here in 1961 as "Der Wienerschnitzel"]]>

First Wienerschnitzel
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By: LongLiveRock
@ 2007-10-26 15:51:17
Opened here in 1961 as "Der Wienerschnitzel"]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-wienerschnitzel/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-wienerschnitzel/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:51:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-wienerschnitzel/ 33.79022200 -118.27470000 <![CDATA[First Wal-Mart]]>

First Wal-Mart
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By: LongLiveRock
@ 2007-10-26 13:30:50
This was the location of Sam Walton's first Wal-Mart store in the next several decades it would become a huge discount empire.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-wal-mart/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-wal-mart/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:30:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/first-wal-mart/ 36.33423300 -94.12462600 <![CDATA[Millmount Fort]]>

Millmount Fort
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-10-08 00:46:31
The current structure is a large 19th century Martello built upon a large mound.

The Normans built the original fort in the mid-1300s; later a castle was built on the site. This castle formed part of the defences of the town during the siege of Drogheda during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649.

In the beginning of the 19th century, the old castle was demolished and the present tower was built. The fort suffered considerable damage during the Irish Civil War. It was occupied by Anti-Treaty forces and on July 4 1922, it became the target of shelling by the army of the Irish Free State]]>

Alamut - Fortress of the Assassins
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-10-04 17:40:06
Alamut was once a mountain fortress located in central Elburz mountains, south of the Caspian Sea, close to Gazor Khan, near Qazvin, about 100 km from present-day Tehran in Iran. Only ruins remain of this fortress today.

According to Hamdollah Mostowfi, the fortress was built in 840 at an elevation of 2,100 m. It was built in a way that had only one passable artificial entrance that wound its way around the cliff face (the one natural approach, a steep gravel slope, was too dangerous to use); thus making conquering the fortress extremely difficult. The fort had an unusual system of water supply. The top was extremely narrow and long — perhaps 400 meters long, and no more than 30 meters wide in any place, and usually less.

In 1090 the fortress was infiltrated and occupied by the powerful Ismaili sect of Shia Islam (known to the West by the nickname Hashshashin or Assassins), and was then fabled for its gardens and libraries. The ruins of 23 other fortresses remain in the vicinity.]]>

Placer Gold
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By: KRL
@ 2007-10-04 10:06:54
Historic Placer Operations and typical pattern of gravel piles.]]>

Placer Gold
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By: KRL
@ 2007-10-04 10:06:54
Historic Placer Operations and typical pattern of gravel piles.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/placer-gold-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/placer-gold-2/ Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:06:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/placer-gold-2/ 39.18969100 -121.46089600 <![CDATA[Old Otterbein United Methodist Church]]>

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Old Otterbein United Methodist Church
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-10-02 22:53:18
The present building constructed in 1782 is the oldest church edifice still standing in the city of Baltimore. The Old Otterbein Church is the mother church of the United Brethren in Christ and is a Heritage Landmark of The United Methodist Church in the United States. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/old-otterbein-united-methodist-church/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/old-otterbein-united-methodist-church/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:53:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/old-otterbein-united-methodist-church/ 39.28448300 -76.61726600 <![CDATA[Lake Peigneur - The lake that ate Louisiana]]>

Lake Peigneur - The lake that ate Louisiana
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-28 13:27:28
From Damn Interesting:

On November 21, 1980 an oil drilling crew punctured the top of an underground salt dome of the Blue Diamond salt mine.

A giant whirlpool formed. It swallowed another nearby drilling platform whole, as well as a barge loading dock, 70 acres of soil from Jefferson Island, trucks, trees, structures, and a parking lot. The sucking force was so strong that it reversed the flow of a 12-mile-long canal which led out to the Gulf of Mexico, and dragged 11 barges from that canal into the swirling vortex, where they disappeared into the flooded mines below.

After three hours, the lake was drained of its 3.5 billion gallons of water. The water from the canal, now flowing in from the Gulf of Mexico, formed a 150-foot waterfall into the crater where the lake had been, filling it with salty ocean water.

Within two days, what had previously been an eleven-foot-deep freshwater body was replaced with a 1,300-foot-deep saltwater lake.]]>

'Into the Wild' - location of the abandoned bus

'Into the Wild' - location of the abandoned bus
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-25 17:19:15
(SPOILER ALERT)

Christopher J. McCandless (February 12, 1968 – August 1992) was an American wanderer who died near Denali National Park after hiking alone into the Alaskan wilderness with little food or equipment. Author Jon Krakauer wrote a book about his life, Into the Wild, in 1996, which was adapted into a 2007 film directed by Sean Penn, Into the Wild, with Emile Hirsch as McCandless.

After hiking the Stampede Trail McCandless found an abandoned bus parked on an overgrown section of the trail near Denali National Park and began his attempt to live off the land. He had carried to the bus a 10 pound bag of rice, a .22 rifle, plenty of ammunition, a book of local plant life, several other books, and some camping equipment.

His body was found in his sleeping bag inside the bus. He had been dead for more than two weeks. His official cause of death was starvation.]]>

Where Edvard Munch was standing when he was inspired to paint 'The Scream'

Where Edvard Munch was standing when he was inspired to paint 'The Scream'
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-09-19 20:56:44
From the Feb. 2004 issue of Sky & Telescope:

"One evening I was walking out along a mountain road near Christiania [now Oslo] - together with two companions... the Sun went down ... it was as if a flaming sword of blood slashed open the vault of heaven - the atmosphere turned to blood with glaring tongues of fire - the hills became deep blue the ford shaded into cold blue - among the yellow and red colors - that garish blood-red - on the road - and the railing - my companions' faces became yellow-white - I felt something like a great scream - and truly I heard a great scream."

By studying the perspective of the cliff and the distinctive round hill on Hovedo island, we could determine Munch's position with remarkable precision, within a few meters. This viewpoint is 100 meters from the modern tunnel portals where the E6 motorway passes through the Ekeberg hill, measured in the direction toward the intersection where Mosseveien joins with the E18 motorway. From this spot, Munch's direction of view in the drawing was toward the southwest exactly where the Krakatoa twilights appeared in the winter of 1883-84.]]>

Site of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
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By: b1adernner
@ 2007-09-15 15:39:02]]>

Site of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
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By: b1adernner
@ 2007-09-15 15:39:02]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-uruguayan-air-force-flight-571/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-uruguayan-air-force-flight-571/ Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:39:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-uruguayan-air-force-flight-571/ -34.76502500 -70.28640800 <![CDATA[Birthplace of Kool-Aid]]>

Birthplace of Kool-Aid
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-22 10:02:04]]>

Birthplace of Kool-Aid
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-22 10:02:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-kool-aid/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-kool-aid/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:02:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-kool-aid/ 40.58430100 -98.38780000 <![CDATA[Paramount Iceland]]>

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Paramount Iceland
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-08-08 14:32:22
Opened in 1940 by the Zamboni family. In 1949, Frank J. Zamboni invented an ice resurfacing vehicle to speed up the amount of time to create a clean ice surface. Over the years, his invention evolved, using this rink as a test area for new ideas.

The rink itself was an innovation of itself, and it's design was patented in 1946. Instead of a grid of pipes under the surface (which caused ripples on the surface), a series of 1/2" thick tanks were the foundation.

Originally an outdoor rink, the southern California weather conditions proved too tough, so it was converted to an indoor facility. Over the years, many improvements have been made to keep it modernized. It is still owned by the Zamboni family.

Zamboni ice resurfacers are still built at the company's nearby headquarters, with over 8500 units sold.]]>

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A cross on the site of Joan of Arc execution
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By: dda
@ 2007-07-27 17:52:12]]>

A cross on the site of Joan of Arc execution
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By: dda
@ 2007-07-27 17:52:12]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/a-cross-on-the-site-of-joan-of-arc-execution/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/a-cross-on-the-site-of-joan-of-arc-execution/ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:52:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/a-cross-on-the-site-of-joan-of-arc-execution/ 49.44316700 1.08804500 <![CDATA[Birthplace of the Jeep]]>

Birthplace of the Jeep
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-07-22 09:28:02
"The first jeep prototype (the Bantam BRC) was built for the Department of the Army by American Bantam in Butler, Pennsylvania, followed by two other competing prototypes produced by Ford and Willys-Overland. The American Bantam Car Company actually built and designed the vehicle that first met the Army's criteria, but its engine did not meet the Army's torque requirements. Plus, the Army felt that the company was too small to supply the number needed and it allowed Willys and Ford to make second attempts on their designs after seeing Bantam's vehicle in action. Some people believe that Ford and Willys also had access to Bantam's technical paperwork."

Wikipedia]]>

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Christ Church
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-07-14 23:16:58
Known as "The Nation's Church" because of the famous Revolutionary-era leaders who worshiped here, Christ Church was founded in 1695. It was the first parish of the Church of England (Anglican) in Pennsylvania. It is also the birthplace of the American Episcopal Church. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/christ-church-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/christ-church-1/ Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:16:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/christ-church-1/ 39.95071900 -75.14378700 <![CDATA[Free Quaker Meeting House]]>

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Free Quaker Meeting House
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-07-14 22:47:49
Established in 1783, the meeting house counted among it's members Betsy Ross. The meeting house closed in 1834.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/free-quaker-meeting-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/free-quaker-meeting-house/ Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:47:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/free-quaker-meeting-house/ 39.95244400 -75.14872900 <![CDATA[Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church]]>

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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-07-14 16:30:39
The site of the Gloria Dei Church, known by the Native American name, Wicaco (meaning 'a peaceful place'), was given to the Swedish church by Sven Svenson. In 1666 a blockhouse had been built on this site, and in 1677 the blockhouse was modified to become the first church.

Construction of the present day church began in 1698 and under the Charter of Privileges the Swedish Church continued to thrive in Penn's colony where religious tolerance was law.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gloria-dei-old-swedes-church/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gloria-dei-old-swedes-church/ Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:30:39 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gloria-dei-old-swedes-church/ 39.93447300 -75.14383000 <![CDATA[Original Waffle House]]>

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Original Waffle House
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-07-12 18:12:47
until recently this was unidentifiable as the original waffle house other than a small plaque on the wall. Until recently it was a cheap Chinese restaurant.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/original-waffle-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/original-waffle-house/ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:12:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/original-waffle-house/ 33.77457700 -84.27851800 <![CDATA[Stonewall Inn - site of the Stonewall Riots]]>

Stonewall Inn - site of the Stonewall Riots

Stonewall Inn - site of the Stonewall Riots
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-07-12 11:19:43
The Stonewall Inn was the site of the famous Stonewall riots of 1969, which have come to symbolize the beginning of the gay liberation movement in the United States. It is located at 53 Christopher Street, between West 4th St. and Waverly Place, in Greenwich Village, New York City. Stonewall is regarded as the single most important event that led to the modern movement for gay and lesbian issues.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stonewall-inn-site-of-the-stonewall-riots/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stonewall-inn-site-of-the-stonewall-riots/ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:19:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stonewall-inn-site-of-the-stonewall-riots/ 40.73377100 -74.00216500