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Franco's government gave this city a free-trade zone in 1947 and a Development Pole in 1964. Vigo is one of the region's primary economic agents, owing in part...

neighborhood of Cheviot Hills, with lots of parks and large suburban homes. On the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains to the north of Westwood are...

alleged crash of a flying saucer near here in 1947. 32.778056-108.2741679 Silver City – An old mining town located in the southwestern section of the state...

miles of land that comprise Pensacola Beach used to be owned by the United States Department of the Interior, but was deeded to Escambia County in 1947, on...

Paulistas, and it became a full municipality in 1947. The beauty of the island gave its nickname "The Pearl of the Atlantic". In the 1970s/1980s, tourism in...

10:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30. It was founded in 1947 by Albano Sardoeira to gather materials from the history of Amarante. Over the years, he specialized in...

painter Giuseppe Barone (1947). The frescoes on the vault depict: the Presentation in the Temple, the Annunciation and the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin...

fabulous jewel-encrusted statuette of a falcon. Dark Passage (Delmer Daves, 1947). An offbeat film noir featuring two icons of the genre, Lauren Bacall and...

postal tradition since 1947. Lynchburg, Virginia is not related to lynching, though the city founder's brother is indeed the namesake of the offense. Mars...

Resolution in the Cochin Parliament. In 1947, the Kingdom of Cochin and Travancore merged to form the Royal State of Travancore-Cochin. The Cochin Maharaja...

kind of music present. Turia, a toasted lager, is the best-known local beer. It was first made in 1935 but didn't go into full production until 1947, due...

had five eruptions since 1947 (the last being in 2000), and is regarded as unpredictable.   63.633333-19.0532 Katla. One of the country's largest volcanoes...

cultures of Japan South Asian history Indus Valley Civilisation Maurya Empire Ahom Kingdom Mughal Empire (16th–early 19th century) British Raj (1858–1947) Khmer...

will first meet the Church of Saint Mary of Jesus (Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù) and then a small roundabout with a statue of Saint Francis in the middle...

way between Santa Monica to the west and Exposition Park and Downtown LA to the east. The Culver City station is at the northern end of downtown Culver...

used as the headquarters of the 11th Film Exchange U.S. Army from 1946 to 1947 and was then used as a jailhouse for recalcitrant U.S. troops during the...

streak of unbeaten appearances in the Super Bowl to date. In 2014, the team moved out of San Francisco proper to play in the suburb of Santa Clara; the...

buildings can be a risky proposition. The Torre Latinoamericana, built between 1947 and 1956, isn't the first skyscraper in Mexico City, and it certainly isn't...

. Puerto de Santa Maria. It failed miserably. He sent his men on worthless scouting missions into the desolate pine forests, lost all of his ships in...

to the shores of Java, Sumatra and Bali between 4 BC-11 AD. The section outdoors takes you through the Indian Navy's moments post 1947. These include...