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from fall of saigon, vietnam war posted in history by pete_nice
On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces entered Saigon while U.S. government forces were evacuated.
Dutch photographer Hubert van Es, working for UPI, captured a defining image of that distinct point in the conflict, as Americans crowded the roof of this building to evacuate by helicopter.
As with the city's name (Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City), the street name was also changed to Lý Tá»± Trá»ng Street, in honor of a 17-year-old communist executed by the French. Today, the building still stands, but the roof is off-limits.
view full location details...convent of the barefoot trinitarians
from miguel de cervantes, don quixote posted in literature by speedy_dee
Author of Don Quixote and founder of the modern novel format, Miguel de Cervantes worked as an errand-runner for this convent after they paid his ransom to the pirates that had kidnapped him.
After he died penniless at the age of 69, Cervantes was buried in this small church. Today, his remains are being excavated by Spanish forensic anthropologist Francisco Etxeberria, who participated in the autopsies of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and former Chilean president Salvador Allende.
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from atari posted in video games by nevereatshreddedwheat
Now there's proof. A documentary film crew decided to unearth the buried E.T. cartridges, because really what else could human beings be doing with their time and energy?
view full location details...green-wood cemetery
from american revolution posted in history by crabapple
Inside this cemetery (established in 1825) is Battle Hill, the highest natural point in Brooklyn (220 ft tall) and a pivotal spot during the largest battle of the American Revolution- the Battle of Brooklyn on August 27, 1776.
The cemetery itself contains the final resting place for many famous and infamous Americans: composer Leonard Bernstein, inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, political operative Boss Tweed, and notorious thug Bill the Butcher (dramatized in Scorsese's Gangs of New York).
view full location details...gammage memorial auditorium
from frank lloyd wright posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
The Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium on the Arizona State University campus is considered to be the last public commission from architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was finished in 1964, and it was entered to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
From the back of this post card:
This last large design of Frank Lloyd Wright produced a fine arts center which commands notice from the world. Completely circular in design, with two-level pedestrian bridges extending two hundred feet from either side, this magnificent view illustrates the success of the designer's hope that the structure would seem to say "Welcome to Arizona".
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