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15th August, 1914 the Panama Canal was opened
On the 15th of August, 1914 Panama Canal was solemnly opened and the first shipsailed along it. Geographic map ...
This Day in History 2013-08-15

13th August, 1773 Russian explorer Yuri Lisyansky was born
On the 13th of August, 1773 in the beautiful ancient city of Kiev in a priest's family was born ...
This Day in History 2013-08-13

10th August, 1500 the island of Madagascar was discovered
On the 10th of August, 1500 Portuguese Diogo Dias discovered the island of Madagascar. In May 1500 ...
This Day in History 2013-08-10

8th of August is the International Day of Mountaineer
This date has not been chosen by chance. It was exactly on the 8th of August, 1786 when doctor from ...
This Day in History 2013-08-08

7th of August, 1987 American Lynne Cox swam from the U.S. to Russia
On the 7th of August, 1987 swimmer Lynne Cox became the first person to break the distance ...
This Day in History 2013-08-07

55 years ago, the American nuclear submarine reached the North Pole
On the 3d of August, 1958 the world's first submarine with a nuclear reactor ...
This Day in History 2013-08-03

2d August, 1610 Hudson Bay was discovered
On the 2d of August, 1610 in the course of the expedition, whose main goal was to find the Northwest route to Asia, ...
This Day in History 2013-08-02

2d of August, 1933 the White Sea-Baltic Canal was opened
On the 2d of August, 1933 was completed the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal, initiated by ...
This Day in History 2013-08-02

1st August, 1785 started roundabout voyage under the Jean Francois La Perouse
On the 1st of August, 1785 two ships Astrolabe and Bussol (means compass) ...
This Day in History 2013-08-01

Google Inc. has acquired the Israeli project Waze
After months of rumors Google spokesman confirmed the purchase of Israeli start-up Waze. ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-06-29