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10th October, 1913
Panama Canal Completed with a Bang
An American-built waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, is completed with the explosion of the Gamboa Dike. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggered the blast by pressing an electric button at the White House in Washington, D.C., concluding one of the largest construction projects of all time.
http:/ / www.pancanal.com/ photo/ camera-java.html
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11th October, 1899
The Boer War Begins in South Africa
The South African Boer War begins between the British Empire and Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of southern Africa.
http:/ / www.mweb.co.za/ travel/ camera_site/ default.asp
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12th October, 1928
First flight of the Graf Zeppelin
On October 12, 1928, the Graf Zeppelin, the first commercial dirigible to cross the Atlantic, embarked on its maiden voyage. The Zeppelin, named after its inventor, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, made more than five hundred transatlantic passenger flights before it was retired in favor of the hydrogen-inflated Hindenburg.
http:/ / www.dhm.de/ zcam/
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13th October, 1792
The cornerstone of the White House is laid
On October 13, 1792, construction of the neoclassical White House building began with the laying of its cornerstone. Irish-American architect James Hoban’s White House design was a virtual copy of a building sketch in James Gibbs’s Book of Architecture.
http:/ / www.earthcam.com/ usa/ dc/ metrosquare/
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14th October, 1912
Theodore Roosevelt Shot in Milwaukee
Before a campaign speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Theodore Roosevelt, the presidential candidate for the Progressive Party, is shot at close range by anarchist William Schrenk while greeting the public in front of the Hotel Gilpatrick.
http:/ / www.touchtmj4.com/ 4weather/ livecam-airport.asp
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15th October, 1917
Mata Hari Executed
Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at the Vincennes barracks outside of Paris. Mata Hari first came to Paris in 1905, and found fame as a performer of exotic Indian-inspired dances in the Parisian salons.
http:/ / www.topin.ch/ fr/ paris/ default.asp
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16th October, 1793
Marie Antoinette Loses Her Head
Marie Antoinette, queen of France and wife of the late King Louis XVI, is guillotined in Paris for treason. Born in Vienna, Austria, as the daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Marie Antoinette married Louis in 1770 to strengthen France’s alliance with its longtime enemy, Austria.
http:/ / www.webcams-paris.com/ webcamsGB/ index.html
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Capitol Hill webcam in Washington DC
Live Washington DC webcam overlooking Capitol Hill. View the White House, Washington Monument and the Capitol Building
Washington DC webcam overlooking Capitol Hill
http:/ / www.webviews.co.uk/ network/ camera/ washington-capitol-hill-webcam.html
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Capitol webcam in Washington DC
Enjoy viewing this live Washington DC overlooking the Capitol View the famous landmarks in Washington
This Washington DC cam updates every few seconds
http:/ / www.webviews.co.uk/ network/ camera/ washington-capitol-webcam.html
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Johan Strauss Monument live webcam, Vienna, Austria
This Austria webcam is overlooking the Johan Stauss Monument in the Capital City of Vienna The Musical composer Johan Stauss was born in Vienna
This Vienna web cam overlooking the Johan Strauss Monument in Austia updates every 5 minutes
http:/ / www.camvista.com/ europe/ austria/ vienna/ strausswebcam.php
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