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Price: $2.99

Category: Travel

Updated: May 08, 2012

Version: 2.2.1

Size: 1.6 MB

Seller: Mobile Surroundings LLC

Rated 12+

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.2 or later.


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It Happened Here by Mobile Surroundings LLC

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Description

As seen on the 3/19 episode of The Today Show!

**Note: The Today Show guest erroneously claimed that It Happened Here is available in 40 cities. In fact, it is only available in 7. Purchasers of the app receive events for one city they select and have the option of purchasing other cities from within the app at any time.

Recently named a "Best iPhone Tour App" by TravelandLeisure.com!

"A great travel app" by Appadvice.com!

A fun new toolfor serendipitous discovery - ReadWriteWeb

App of the Week" - Business Insider

opens the doors to our nations past and makes every stepan impressionable experience. AppModo.com

at just $2.99, its a bargain Examiner.com

a lot more affordable than taking a guided tour GeekSugar.com

The New York version is packed with fascinating trivia PureWOW.com

among the most helpful [apps] for urban wandering. Technicallyphilly.com

It Happened Here reveals the hidden secrets of a city by detecting a users location and highlighting fascinating events that have occurred nearby. Historical events, memorable movie scenes, famous crimes, and pop culture happenings are included. Users receive photos and brief, original summaries of hundreds of events.

It Happened Here comes with one city, which youll choose from among the following:

Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
New Orleans, LA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
San Francisco, CA
Washington, DC

When you travel, you can easily purchase a new It Happened Here city from within the app!

Samples from our hundreds of events for each city include:

* (DC) the parking garage where "Deep Throat" held secret 2 a.m. meetings with journalists about the Watergate scandal

* (LA) the restaurant where Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe met on a blind date

* (SF) the intersection where the famed Zodiac Killer encountered one of his victims

* (NY) the high school that Lady Gaga attended and the venue where she performed as Stefani Germanotta during her pre-Gaga days.

LEARN MORE: Want to learn more? We always provide links to Web sites for those who want to delve deeper into any particular event.

SHARE: Want to let others know whats interesting about where you are? The app offers seamless integration with Facebook and Twitter for easy status updates.

CONTRIBUTE: Have an event in mind that we should add? Submit it from within the app and, if we add it, well gladly provide you with attribution!

MAPS: Want to see how to get to the place where an interesting event occurred? The app includes a map view where you can zoom in and see exactly how to get there.

SEARCH: Just thought of an event and want to know if its in the app? Keyword searching is a breeze!

CUSTOMIZE: Love history but not pop culture? Love pop culture but cant stand politics? No problem: customize the app to only surface events in your favorite categories!

What's New in Version 2.2.1

Bug fixes

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