Jews 1870-1925
A group of Ashkenazi jews in Jerusalem. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1885...
UEFA Euro 2012: Kharkiv
Kharkiv is Ukraines second-largest city, and as in the whole country sports are taken seriously. The most popular sport is football. In 2012 in Kharkiv will pass European Football Championship....
UEFA Euro 2012: Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. Its more Western European flavor lends it the nickname the [Little Paris of Ukraine]. In 2012 in Lvov will pass European Football Championship....
London During The Blitz
[The Blitz (from German, [Lightning]) was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed. More than one million London houses were destroyed or damaged, and more than 40,000 civilians were killed, half of them in London]. – Wikipedia
Photo: A fireman attempts to check the flames from a gas explosion, after an air raid in Central London the previous night. (Photo by...
Ancient Aboriginal Artwork Features In Cape York
The artwork of Giant Horse Aboriginal rock art galleries in the Quinkan Country is seen on June 19, 2011 in Laura, Australia. The ancient aboriginal rock art in this region is some of the largest and oldest in the world, dating back over 15,000 years. Paintings, stencil art and engravings cover thelands traditionally home to the Kuku, Yalanji, Guugu Yimithirr and Kuku Thaypan people. As a UNESCO-identified top 10 rock art site in the world, international travelers visit the area to learn and understand the aboriginal culture through the artwork. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)...
Kumbh Mela
[Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage in which Hindus gather at the Ganges river. The normal Kumbh Mela is celebrated every 3 years, the Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Prayag, the Purna (complete) Kumbh takes place every twelve years, at four places (Prayag (Allahabad), Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik). The Maha (great) Kumbh Mela which comes after 12 [Purna Kumbh Melas], or 144 years, is held at Allahabad.
The last Ardh Kumbh Mela was held over a period of 45 days beginning in January 2007, more than 70 million Hindu pilgrims took part in...
Horst Wessel
[Horst Ludwig Wessel (October 9, 1907 – February 23, 1930) was a German Nazi activist who was made a posthumous hero of the Nazi movement following his violent death in 1930. He was the author of the lyrics to the song [Die Fahne hoch] ([The Flag On High]), usually known as Horst-Wessel-Lied ([The Horst Wessel Song]), which became the Nazi Party anthem and, de facto, Germanys co-national anthem from 1933 to 1945]. – Wikipedia
Photo: German Nazi activist Horst Wessel (left) at the head of a parade of S.A. stormtroopers, or [brownshirts], in Nuremberg, Germany, 1929. (Photo by...
Helios Prototype
[NASA's Pathfinder, Pathfinder Plus, Centurion and Helios Prototype were an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles. AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program. They were built to develop the technologies that would allow long-term, high-altitude aircraft to serve as [atmospheric satellites], to perform atmospheric research tasks as well as serve as communications platforms]. – Wikipedia
Photo: The solar-electric Helios Prototype flying...
Crimean War
[The Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856) was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Most of the conflict took place on the Crimean Peninsula, but there were smaller campaigns in western Anatolia, Caucasus, the Baltic Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the White Sea]. – Wikipedia
Photo: A vivandiere, a female soldier selling...
Tsukiji Fish Market
[The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as the Tsukiji Market, is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors]. – Wikipedia
Photo: A 232kg blue-fin tuna is displayed during the new year's first auction at the Tsukiji fish market on January 5, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)...
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