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On this day: the Velvet Underground’s First Concert

On this day in 1965, the Velvet Underground performed their first real concert at a high school dance in Summit, New Jersey. Drummer Angus MacLise quit the band in protest at actually getting paid and having to play on time…

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Tuesday, 11th November 2014

On this day: Look for Circles Day

Apparently the internet has declared November 2nd 'Look for Circles' day, and we take our internet seriously around here, so we decided to try to find some circles on Google maps. Guess what … we found some! What you see…

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Sunday, 2nd November 2014

On this day: Happy Halloween!

BOO! Take time out from trick-or-treating to explore Tagsylvania - a haunted house theme park in New York state whose horrors are visible on Street View. Happy Halloween from all of us at Google Sightseeing!

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Friday, 31st October 2014

On this day: The Alaska Highway was Completed

On October 28, 1942, the Alaska Highway was completed, Stretching more than 2700km (1700miles) when it was built, it connected the contiguous states to Alaska via a highway through Canada. Once a dangerous and difficult drive over gravel and dirt…

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Tuesday, 28th October 2014

On this day: First Person to go over Niagara Falls in a Barrel

On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. A cat used as a test subject a couple of days earlier survived with only a cut to the…

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Friday, 24th October 2014

On this day: USS Constitution Launched

On October 21, 1797, the USS Constitution was launched in Boston Harbor. Nicknamed 'Old Ironsides', the vessel has far outlived the 10-15 years that a wooden ship usually lasted in the era, and is in fact the oldest commissioned naval…

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Tuesday, 21st October 2014

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Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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