Wells Clock – World's Oldest Mechanical Clock
[Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. Built between 1175 and 1490, Wells Cathedral has been described as [the most poetic of the English Cathedrals]. The Wells clock, an astronomical clock, is located in the north transept. The surviving mechanism, dated to between 1386 and 1392, was replaced in the 19th century, and was eventually moved to the Science Museum in London, where it continues to operate. It is the second-oldest surviving clock in England]. – Wikipedia
Photo: The clock face of worlds oldest continually-working mechanical...
Royal Hindu Cremation Held In Bali
A black bull sarcophagus stands at Puri Ubud during the Hindu Royal cremation – also know as the Pengabenan – for the late Anak Agung Niang Rai, mother of Gianyar Regent, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, at Puri Ubud in Gianyar Bali on August 17, 2011 in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Niang Rai died in a Denpasar hospital in May; her actual cremation will take place on August 18 and will involve a nine level, 24m high bade or body carring tower, made by upto 100 volunteers from 14 local villages. It will be carried to the cremation by 4500 Ubud residents. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty...
Fritz Lang And Its «Metropolis»
[Friedrich Christian Anton [Fritz] Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germanys school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the [Master of Darkness] by the British Film Institute. His most famous films are the groundbreaking «Metropolis» (the worlds most expensive silent film at the time of its release) and «M», made before he moved to the United States, his iconic precursor to the film noir genre]. – Wikipedia
Photo: Director Fritz Lang (right) and...
Lorenzo Quinn
[Lorenzo Quinn (born May 7, 1966) is an Italian artist and sculptor and the fifth son of the actor Anthony Quinn. By the age of 21 he gained the respect of the New York art community when he was commissioned to make an art work for the United Nations of which a stamp was later made. Quinn was later selected to head the Absolut Vodka ad campaign for which only top international artists are chosen]. – Wikipedia
Photo: Lorenzo Quinns Vroom Vroom sculpture is installed in its new setting on Park Lane on January 23, 2011 in London, England. The four-metre high sculpture, consists...
A. A. Milne And Winnie-The-Pooh
[Alan Alexander [A. A.] Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author. Milne is most famous for his two Pooh books about a boy named Christopher Robin after his son, and various characters inspired by his sons stuffed animals, most notably the bear named Winnie-the-Pooh]. – Wikipedia
Photo: A rare American first edition of a Winnie-the-Pooh book signed by the author A.A. Milne and illustrator E. H. Shephard is displayed with Pooh characters form a 1930s game at a press preview at Sothebys Auctioneers on December 15, 2008 in London. (Photo by Peter...
India In The 19th Century. Part I
The attendants of the Sumptha Raja, Agra Durbar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1873...
India In The 19th Century. Part II
An Indian Brahmin and his family. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1890...
Benito Mussolini
[Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism]. – Wikipedia
Photo: Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini leads his officers in a spirited run in full military regalia. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). Circa 1940...
Rock's [27 Club]
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[The 27 Club, also occasionally known as the Forever 27 Club or Club 27, is a name for a group of influential rock and blues musicians who all died at the age of 27. The 27 Club consists of two related phenomena, both in the realm of popular culture. The first is a list of five famous rock musicians who died at age 27: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain. The second is the idea that many other notable musicians have also died at the age of 27]. – Wikipedia
Photo: Singer Amy Winehouse arrives at Snaresbrook Crown Court to see husband Blake...
The 1948 Olympic Games
[The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The 1940 Games had been scheduled for Tokyo, and then Helsinki; the 1944 Games had been provisionally planned for London. This was the second occasion that London had hosted the Olympic Games, the city had previously been the venue in 1908]. – Wikipedia
Photo: The Olympic torch passes through Windsor on...
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