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12 October, 1884 was founded the southernmost city in the world
On the 12th of October, 1884 Spaniards founded the city of Ushuaia. If you study the world ...
This Day in History 2013-10-12

16thSeptember, 1915 way from Vladivostok to Arkhangelsk was passed
On the 16th of September, 1915 for the first time in the history of navigation ...
This Day in History 2013-09-16

13th September, 1745 the first "Atlas of Russia" was issued
On the 13th of September,1745 was printed the first edition of "Atlas of Russian", which ...
This Day in History 2013-09-13

9th September, 1791 the capital of the United States was founded
On the 9th of September, 1791 on the map of the world appeared a city called Washington. ...
This Day in History 2013-09-09

7th September, 1856 the Saimaa Canal was opened
On the 7th of September, 1856 in the day of the coronation of Emperor Alexander II was the grand opening of ...
This Day in History 2013-09-07

In 2020, more than 50% of the cars will be equipped with built-in GPS-navigators
According to a study conducted by Strategy Analytics, in ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-09-06

Movea proposed to use smartphone to navigate inside buildings
The owner of more than 500 patents in the field of navigation Movea ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-09-05

30th August, 1873 the Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land was discovered
On the 30th of August, 1873 explorers Carl Weyprecht and Julius Payer discovered ...
This Day in History 2013-08-30

27th of August, 1966 yachtsman Francis Chichester set off in a single circumnavigation
On the 27th of 1966 Englishman Francis Chichester started single journey ...
This Day in History 2013-08-27

25th August, 1930 the west coast of Severnaya Zemlya was opened
On the 25th of August, 1930 explorers discovered and mapped the western shore of Severnaya ...
This Day in History 2013-08-25