Benazir Bhutto assasinated in Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto was assasinated today at Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This is the same place where Pakistan's 1st Prime Minister - Liaquat Ali Khan was assasinated in October 16th, 1951. Here's a Google Maps Satellite view of Liaquat National Park, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.


Click here for the latest news (via Google News RSS Feed + Google Maps) from Pakistan.

Fond Farewell - People who left us in 2007 (TIME)

Time Magazine has a list out there titled "Fond Farewell" which lists people who left us in 2007. Check out the Google Maps View of Time's List which shows the birth places of people who left us.

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Holidays! from MIBAZAAR.

On this occasion I have created a Google Maps Mashup of Towns/Cities in United States with Christmas or Holiday Season Names.

Christmas Card arrives after 93 years

CNN is reporting that a Christmas card mailed from Alma, Nebraska on December 23rd, 1914 finally arrived at its destination in Oberlin, Kansas this month (December 2007). The card arrived in a perfect shape! Here's a look at the journey on Google Maps.

Our Dumb World - The Onion Atlas

Onion brings to you Google Maps View of "Our Dumb World". Quote from their website

Click on the Onion pins scattered around the globe to reveal mind-expanding factoids about the lesser, conquerable nations of the Earth. Come back each week to learn more about how little you know.

(via).
Here's Onion's view of Iraq on Google Maps

Detroit, MI on Google Maps Street View

Hello Detroiters! You are now on Google Maps Street View. Check out maps.google.com and click on "Street View" Button. You can view street level photographs. Here's a look at "Hard Rock Cafe" in Downtown, Detroit. (Thanks to Mike Pegg of GoogleMapsMania for the the tip)

NCAA Football - Bowl Schedule (2007-2008) Mapped!

Check out NCAA College Football's 2007-2008 Bowl Schedule on Google Maps. This Google Maps Mashup sorts the Bowl Schedule by

• Game Date
• Teams Traveling most miles
• Teams Traveling least Miles

Dakota Apartments, New York City

Dakota apartments is located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in New York City.

On this day (December 08) in 1980, John Lennon was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman in front of Dakota Apartments.

Here's a Google Maps Street View of entrance to Dakota Apartments where John Lennon was shot.

ACT Scores by State (2007) - Mapped!

I have mapped out ACT Scores by State for 2007. This Google Maps Mashup shows the State Ranking in following categories:

• Percentage of Graduates Tested
• Average Composite Scores
• Average Math Scores
• Average Reading Scores
• Average Science Scores
• Average English Scores

Related: Top 100 High Schools in United States

Google Mapping US Presidential Candidates Event Trails

Google has created a "Elections 2008" gadget to help

people stay up-to-date on the latest campaign maps, news, videos and blog posts from the election trail. Add the gadget to your iGoogle homepage to follow the race. You can choose the candidates you want to follow, or keep tabs on them all.

Check out the maps tab of this gadget to view candidate event trails. Try searching for your own city or state to see which presidential hopeful will be campaigning near you!

(via) (also check out my 2008 US Presidential Candidates mashup).

Google Mapping your Cravings

You are craving for say "Spinach Pizza" but are not sure where you can find one. FoodieBytes steps in to help you out. Visit FoodieBytes and type in "Spinach Pizza" along with your current location. FoodieBytes lists all the restaurants in the area which serve up "Spinach Pizza".

Here's an example of search result for "Spinach Pizza" in Mountain View, California. (via mashable)

Track Santa in Google Earth

Google Blog is reporting that Google has teamed up with North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Starting at 1.00 am PST on December 24th

you'll be able to track Santa's trip in real time. You can download Google Earth and add the NORAD Tracks Santa iGoogle gadget to your iGoogle page anytime, but make sure to come back to noradsanta.org on December 24th to download the special Santa Tracking file (KML) for an enhanced 3D Santa-tracking experience in Google Earth.

But what do you do till December 24th?.

You can visit NORAD's website, where families can find a new kid-friendly game or activity every day until December 24th