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World’s First ATM and First Transaction At Barclays Bank

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

“First ATM and First Transaction. ” “Barclays Bank” JUNE 27 TH , 1967 The world’s first ATM cash dispenser was installed on June 27th 1967 at Barclay’s Bank in Church Street , Enfield in England . It was opened by Reg Varney. (Actor) Fans turn out to meet and see Reg Varney be the fist person to [...]

Second World War Tank Found After 62 Years

Monday, May 18, 2009

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WW II Russian tank with German markings uncovered after 62 years. WW II Buffs will find this interesting. Even after 62 years (and a little tinkering), they were able to fire up the diesel engine! A Komatsu D375A-2 bulldozer pulled the abandoned tank from its tomb under the boggy bank of a lake near Johvi , [...]

Old Palaces Of Saudi Arabia

Monday, May 11, 2009

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Al-Diriyah (Arabic: ????????; also spelled Ad-Dir’iyah, Ad-Dar’iyah or Dir’aiyah) is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served as the capital of the first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818. Today, the town is the seat [...]

Construction of The Statue of Liberty

Friday, May 8, 2009

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The New York Public Library has recently unveiled some extraordinary pictures of the Statue of Liberty under construction. Take a trip back in time and see extraordinary behind the scenes images of the creation of this superlative structure.

Old Mumbai

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Following are some really old and nice collection indian city Mumbai (Previously Bombay). You Can click on individual image to view in a original size as these were resized here to fit in the page. Nice to collection to save. Enjoy.

Sikh Paintings

Monday, April 13, 2009

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The panels are in the form of embossed brass – made by the craftsmen of Kucha Fakirkhana, Amritsar in the mid 19th century – they are perhaps some of the finest examples of their kind. The panels are arranged in groups of 3 above each of the 4 doors – 12 in total. The themes of [...]

Pakistani Old Currency Notes

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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India 100 years back

Monday, April 6, 2009

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India’s old currency Notes

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Life Before Computers

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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An application was for employment A program was a TV show A cursor used profanity And a keyboard was on a piano! Memory was something that you lost with age And a CD was a bank account And if you had a corrupted disk It would hurt when you found out! Compress was what you did to garbage Not something you did to [...]