historical events THEN and NOW

muqawwee123 · July 28, 2012, 6:33pm

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Mrs Obama’s dressing style was not acceptable a 100 years ago

ninja_hattori · July 28, 2012, 6:34pm

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I dont remember now....kaafi din huye udhar gaye..................:D

devilish_angel · July 28, 2012, 6:37pm

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no i think Eskimo people live at the opposite end of the world in the Arctic regions.

devilish_angel · July 28, 2012, 6:38pm

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lolz yes, mujhe nhi pata tha ap itni deeply kapray notice kr rahay han

muqawwee123 · July 28, 2012, 6:38pm

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which continent they belong?

muqawwee123 · July 28, 2012, 6:43pm

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devilish_angel:

First Men to Reach North Pole
April 6, 1909

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In February 1909, American Navy engineer Robert Peary, several Inuit tribesmen, and fellow American of African descent, Matthew Henson, left their ship anchored at Ellesmere Island’s Cape Sheridan. After traveling 480 miles the men reached the geographic North Pole. Peary wrote in his journal: “The Pole at last!!! The prize of 3 centuries, my dream and ambition for 23 years. Mine at last.” The photo above was taken by Peary and shows his crew in the vicinity of the North Pole. Pictured from left to right is Ooqueah, Ootah, Henson, Egingwah, and Seegloo. Matthew. On his return from the Arctic Peary learned of a claim by another American explorer, Frederick A. Cook, who said he had reached the pole first on April 21, 1908. Cook was unable to produce convincing proof, and his claim is not widely accepted.

100 Years later
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Peary’s claim to be the first to reach the North Pole has become controversial over the past century. Some think Peary may have miscalculated a great distance and never got closer than 121 miles. Today, journeys to the North Pole by air or by icebreaker have become routine. There are even adventure companies that book tours to the North Pole like the one shown above. In 2007, Dutch performance artist Guido van der Werve performed a work of “art” at the North Pole. By standing exactly on the Pole for 24 hours and turning slowly clockwise as the earth turns counterclockwise by just following his own shadow Van der Werve literally did not turn with the world for one day.

100 years passed, but people still following the old mysteries.

muqawwee123 · July 28, 2012, 6:45pm

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inspired from guppans… what was the color of Khirad’s suit in 5th episode of Humsafar? Was that black or baingan color?

PS: Mrs Obama ke kapre hi dekhne wale the

muqawwee123 · July 28, 2012, 6:47pm

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devilish_angel:

Tel Aviv Founded
April 11, 1909

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Tel Aviv was founded on the second day of Passover, 1909. Sixty-six Jewish families gathered on a desolate sand dune outside Yafo which is now Rothschild Boulevard. The plan was to build a Hebrew urban centre in a healthy environment according to the rules of aesthetics and modern hygiene. They parceled out the land by a kind of lottery system. They gathered 60 grey shells and 60 white shells. Family names were written on the white shells and the plot numbers on grey shells. The organizer then paired a white and grey shell assigning each family a plot. The land was called Ahuzat Bayit meaning “Homestead” and then changed a year later to Tel Aviv which means “Spring Hill.”

100 Years Later
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Tel Aviv is the now the second largest city in Israel with a population of over 390,000. The city is the home of some of Israel’s largest companies and numerous world leading enterprises. Tel Aviv is also known as, “The white city” named for the bright colored international style buildings built in the city from the 1930s by German Jewish architects who immigrated to the city after the rise of the Nazis. The City has several colleges including Tel Aviv University, founded in 1953 which is now Israel’s largest university. In April 2009 hundreds of thousands of people crowded into Rabin Square for a series of the most lavish events in the city’s history for their centennial celebration .

wow.. These man o Salwa eaters did good job :k:

muqawwee123 · July 28, 2012, 6:50pm

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devilish_angel:

Heavier than Air Flight
July 25, 1909

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This historic first heavier than air flight across the English Channel by French aviator Louis Bleriot was funded by a grateful family after Bleriot’s wife saved their child from falling to his death. They loaned the almost bankrupt Blériot 25,000 francs which helped him perfect his Blériot XI airplane. The day he took off from Les Barraques, France to cross the channel, Blériot was on crutches because of a recent accident. Twenty minutes into his flight he spotted Margaret’s Bay which told him he was off course. After adjusting his course he saw his friend waving the French Flag which marked his landing spot in Dover. After a very rough landing that collapsed the landing gear, the Frenchman became an instant celebrity and won a thousand-pound prize offered by a London newspaper. The photograph above shows Blériot with reporters after his landing.

100 Years Later
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Other English Channel flight accomplishments since 1909 include: first human-powered aircraft in 1979 and just late last year Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy (shown above) was the first to make it across by jetpack crossing in just 10 minutes at speeds of 100 mph. On July 25 2009, to celebrate one hundred years after Blériot’s famous flight, it was reenacted by another Frenchman, Edmond Salis, in his restored Blériot XI. About 500 people, some in period costumes, were on hand in Calais to see Salis take off. He flew over the English Channel in 40 minutes (slightly longer than Blériot) and landed in the same location near Dover Castle.

Interesting. By the which cities of England and France lies on banks of English channel?

devilish_angel · July 28, 2012, 6:50pm

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The Arctic does not belong to a continent. It is an ice pack floating in the Arctic Ocean

muqawwee123 · July 28, 2012, 6:52pm

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devilish_angel:

Tallest Building in the World
November, 1909

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In 1907 the president of Metropolitan Life Insurance hired architect Napoleon LeBrun and Sons to design a marble office tower that would rival all other large skyscrapers in Manhattan. When the Metropolitan Life Tower was completed in 1909 it became the tallest building in the world. The building has 50 stories and is700 feet (213 m) high. It is modeled after one of the best known buildings in history, The Campanile in Venice, Italy. There are four clocks, one on each side of the tower. Each clock is 26.5 feet (8 m) in diameter with each number measuring four feet (1.2 m) tall. The minute hands on the clock weigh half a ton each. The Met Life building remained the tallest in the world until 1913 when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building also in New York City which is 57 stories and 792 ft high.

100 years later
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On October 1st 2009 it was announced that the exterior of the Burj Dubai was completed. It is the tallest man-made structure ever built at 2,684 ft (818 m) and has 160 floors. During construction its final height was kept a secret due to competition. The building is located on Sheikh Zayed Road near Dubai’s main business district. An Armani Hotel occupys the lower 37 floors and floors 45 through 108 have 700 private apartments. Corporate offices and suites fills most of the remaining floors. The total budget for the Burj Dubai project was about 4.1 billion US. The tower has the world’s fastest elevators at speeds of 40 mph (64km/h). During high winds the tower sways a total of 4.9 ft (1.5 m) at its tallest point.

:hmmm: badoo ne boht taraqi kar li… buildings banwane ki had tak

devilish_angel · July 28, 2012, 6:54pm

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google uncle says:
ports mouth, le havre