20th May 2006
In 1928 Edward (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor), the eldest son of King George V and uncle of Elizabeth II, met Mrs. Wallis Simpson. She had divorced her first husband in 1927 and subsequently married Ernest Simpson, an Anglo-...
20th May 2006
The oldest (but not wisest) League in the world was founded in 1888, and initially consisted of 12 clubs in the midlands and north of England. The FA cup, which initially embraced both Scottish and southern "non - league" clubs, had already been going sin...
02nd May 2006
Dubai, prospering from near-record oil prices, plans to invest $20 billion to create a company that will lease planes, develop airports and make aircraft parts to tap into growing demand for air travel in the Middle East and Asia. The family ruled emirate...
02nd May 2006
Situated at the beautiful Danube River in the heart of Bavaria, Ingolstadt is one of the eldest and most charming cities in Germany.
Early settlements prove the existence of a density of population since 1800 BC. The first time Ingolstadt was mentioned...
02nd May 2006
On October 4, 1957, Russia launches the first artificial satellite in history - Sputnik. To many Americans this is a shocking event. Few days later Werner von Braun, America's leading rocket scientist, says in an interview: "We consider the control of spa...
21st February 2006
Bangladesh's economy is expected to grow by 6.5 percent in this financial year, powered by better-than-expected exports and money sent home by workers abroad, the Asian Development Bank forecast Monday.
At a press briefing to mark the release of the ...
23rd January 2006
In the early 70's widebody airplanes like Boeing 747, Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 "Tristar" were a synonym of comfort and huge capacity. After a decade of american hegemony in the sky, a new rival appeared on the horizont and the fight took fire on ...
