History

Who is Morteza Talaei?

Morteza Talaie (born 1957) is a retired commander of the Police forces. He was appointed as capital’s Police forces commander in 2000 and was commander until he retired in 2005.After his retirement, he nominated himself as a candidate in 2006 local elections and was elected as capital’s city councilman. He was elected as the council’s vice chairman on 3 September …

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Things of Daily Use That Were Gifted to the World by India

Life without this hair care product is simply unthinkable. But not many of us know that we have India to thank for such a wonderful daily hygiene item. Ancient Indians used a variety of herbs and extracts as shampoo back in 2750 BCE—2500 BCE, long before British colonial traders came to their lands. They liked it so much and didn’t …

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What Would Happen to Our Body If We Didn’t Have Nails

The development of grooming claws has come from the idea that as our nails became smaller and smaller, we can easier groom ourselves and each other. And that was the reason for more social bonding. “Nail care isn’t just grooming anymore — it’s self-expression,” writes Nails magazine publisher Cyndy Drummey. This is the easiest way to find a strong connection …

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60th birthday of Farshad Pius

Farshad Pious (born 12 January 1962) is a retired footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in homeland, most notably Persepolis, as well as the Iran national team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of Iranian football. He helped Persepolis win their only ever Asian Cup Winners’ Cup in 1991 …

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“Cell 16”; Prisoner restaurant to help free prisoners in capital

Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale and with a strong priority placed on “speed of service” versus other relevant factors involved in culinary science. Fast food was created as a commercial strategy to accommodate the larger numbers of busy commuters, travelers and wage workers who often did not have the time to sit down …

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Rarely-seen images capture life at Port of London from the 20th century

Rarely-seen photographs have been released which capture the essence of life as a 20th century London docker with ‘knocker uppers’ and exotic shipments arriving from across the globe – a world apart from the chaos at Britain’s docks today.With a determined look on her face, a woman dressed in a cardigan and a long, flowing skirt wakes East London dockers …

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The fate of the passengers of the 1978 flight

Some observers believe “what began as an authentic and anti-dictatorial popular revolution based on a broad coalition of all anti-Shah forces was soon transformed into an Islamic fundamentalist power-grab,” that except for his core supporters, the members of the coalition thought Khomeini intended to be more of a spiritual guide than a ruler.

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Different photos of Gholamreza Takhti

Takhti, the youngest child of a poor family, was born in Khaniabad neighborhood of south capital. on August 27, 1930. At the age of 15, he entered Poulad Club in Southern capital and was trained in wrestling. He soon left capital to become a manual laborer in the oil-rich city of Masjed Soleiman. When he was called up for military …

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The top F-4 pilot in the world

Hossein Khalatbari Mokarram (1949 –1985) was a fighter pilot who served in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force during homeland–Iraq War. He had flown both D- and E-models of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.He has been described as a “legendary”  and “distinguished patriotic” pilot  who was a “respected commander”.Khalatbari is praised for his anti-surface warfare and scrambling skills, and …

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Fatemeh Pahlavi got a pilot license

Fatemeh Pahlavi (1928 – 1987) was Reza Shah Pahlavi’s tenth child and half-sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. She was a member of the Pahlavi dynasty.Fatemeh Pahlavi was born in Tehran on 30 October 1928. She was the tenth child of Reza Shah and his fourth and last wife, Esmat Dowlatshahi.

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