Although built at his urging, Alexander III didn't live to see the completion of this, the world's longest railway
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Discount Trans Siberian railway tickets as well as packaged tours ...  The section below covers the history of building the Trans Siberian railway. ... railway projects in the nineteenth century, but the Russian Tsars didn't really want ... Alexander III, enamored with the idea of the Trans-Siberian, instructed his son to ... of the construction - it was completed in a mere 12 years - amazed the world.
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The Trans-Siberian Railway Completed | History Today  The world's longest single railway journey, 5772 miles (9289 km) from Moscow to ... he persuaded Alexander III to make his son and heir, the future Nicholas II ... war the Amur line was built to provide a route entirely through Russian territory.
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100th Anniversary of the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway ...  Oct 4, 2016 ... But when the world's longest train line, named the Trans-Siberian railway, ... As Google marks the 100th anniversary of its completion with a ... Labourers worked to build the tracks in 1903 Getty ... Way", the project was announced in 1891 by Tsar Alexander III. .... Click "reload the page to see your changes".
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Howard Hughes - Wikipedia  Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905  April 5, 1976) was an American ... Today, his legacy is maintained through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. .... set another record by completing a flight around the world in just 91 hours (3 .... (The Hercules is no longer the longest or heaviest aircraft ever built; both of...
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Napoleon III - Wikipedia  Louis-Napolon Bonaparte was the only President (184852) of the French Second Republic ... Napoleon III is best known today for his grand reconstruction of Paris, carried out by ... railway system, and made the French merchant marine the second largest in ...... This is how I see the Empire, if the Empire is re-established.
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Why de Lesseps failed to build the Panama Canal  Why de Lesseps failed to build the Panama Canal ... of the Suez Canal - went bankrupt along with his Panama Canal Company. .... The company had to stop its payments and tried in vain to receive a three-month payment moratorium.
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the great travellers  Dec 21, 2010 ... I did not tell the half of what I saw. Marco Polo remained defiant to the end, insisting on his death bed that the stories of ... Although Marco Polo could have learnt much of the information contained with his Travels, his specific .... 1583) said of Columbus, "Christopher Columbus of famous memory was not...
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Hirohito | emperor of Japan | Britannica.com  He was the longest-reigning monarch in Japan's history. ... In 1921 he visited Europe, becoming the first Japanese crown prince to travel abroad. ... Hirohito became emperor of Japan on December 25, 1926, following the death of his father. ... In 1971 Hirohito broke another tradition when he toured Europe and became the...
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Trans-Siberian Railway - Wikipedia  The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East. With a length of 9,289 km (5,772 mi), it is the longest railway line in the world. There are connecting branch lines into Mongolia, China and North Korea. It has connected Moscow with Vladivostok since 1916, and is still being ... It was built between 1891 and 1916 under the supervision of Russian...
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corpora/jeopardy_questions.json at master  dariusk/corpora  GitHub  "question": "'In April 1999 Paul Simon took center field for the dedication of a monument to this ...... "question": "'The longest trip by rail you can take underwater is between these 2 countries'", ...... "question": "'This James Hoban-designed D.C. landmark, lit by electricity in 1891, will offer candlelight tours in December 1999'",.
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Unique Facts About the Middle East: Alexander the Great  Alexander III (late July, 356 BCJune 10, 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, in Greek "Megas Alexandros", King of Macedon (336 BC-323 BC),...
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Hadrian's Wall had a bigger and older Scottish brother - Daily Mail  Apr 27, 2013 ... Archaeologists have been carrying out research into a huge late fist century ... It took eight years to build the 73 mile-long wall from the Solway Firth to ... era in northern Europe and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ... It was built in AD 122 after Emperor Hadrian ordered his soldiers to .... Keeping in touch!
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Alexander the Great - New World Encyclopedia  Alexander the Great fighting the Persian king Darius (Pompeii mosaic, from a third ... According to Plutarch (Alexander 3.1,3), Olympias was impregnated not by Philip, ... He founded Alexandria in Egypt, which would become the prosperous capital of ... This cost him much in the sympathies of many of his Greek countrymen.
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Around the World in Eighty Days: Chapter 3 | Novelguide  Around the World in Eighty Days: Chapter 3, Free Study Guides and book notes ... Chapter Three: In which a conversation takes place which seems likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear ... to go around the world in the least time such a journey can be completed. ... Rail and steamship have united the world and made it smaller.
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Alexander the Great: Facts, Biography & Accomplishments  Sep 27, 2013 ... Alexander the Great's empire stretched from the Balkans to ... Live Science  History ... In 332 B.C. Persian rule in Egypt came to an end with the arrival of Alexander the Great ... of Greece in the 5th century B.C. as an excuse for his actions. ... He also added that in the future whenever you send word to me,...
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Letter to King Ferdinand of Spain  At the end of many leagues, seeing that there was no change and that the ... and as, moreover, the wind was carrying me forward, I determined not to wait for .... They do not hold any creed nor are they idolaters; but they all believe that power and ... well with the mainland here as with that there, belonging to the Grand Khan,...
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix  Feb 28, 2012 ... His wealth came from a deposit of this found on his Mariposa land; later, he lost it all in railroad deals. Are we talkin' gold, Alex? Reply .
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Alexander The Great & his successors - Ancient Egypt - History and ...  The first was Alexander III of Macedonia (Alexander the Great), whom the ... Pharaoh Philip Arrhidaeus and the Pharaoh Alexander Aegos never visited the land; they ... the oracle of Libyan god Amun in the Siwa Oasis where he was hailed son of ... In 331 BC at Gaugamela he finally defeated Darius III and subsequently...
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A Brief History of the Orient Express | History | Smithsonian  Mar 1, 2007 ... The journey from Paris to Istanbul lasted a little over 80 hours. The King of ... It came to be called "the King of Trains and the Train of Kings.".
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Marco Polo and His Travels - Silkroad Foundation  His journey through Asia lasted 24 years. .... He provided a detailed account of the rise of Mongol and Great Khan's life and empire. ... During his long stay in Cathay and Marco had many conversations with Kublai, Marco must have come to appreciate the Great ... 'Sir' said Messer Niccolo, 'he is my son and your liege man.
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In the footsteps of Alexander the Great | Public Radio International  Apr 15, 2010 ... The Dardanelles Strait has served as a launch pad for some of ... Xerxes had built a bridge of boats here to usher his army across the strait and into battle with the Greeks. Leander swam this channel nightly to be with the priestess, Hero. ... though, one can almost envision the sprawling Greek army laying...