Iran, a 2500 years culture came a long way from dominating half a world to be invaded and brutalized by mongols, Romans, Turks and Arabs, to piece itself together and take the steps toward modernism and becoming one of the most prosperous counties in the region by Reza Shah the great and his son Mohammed reza Shah, UNTILL Islamic revolution struck and Khomeini ruined everything we achieved in a split second in the name of Islam and aid of naive people. (more...)

0:17 Qajar last king announces bankruptcy of Iran and resignation from the power.
0:24 First Natural gas reserve found in Iran during Reza Shah Pahlavi I
I will explain some of the facts in the video for those who are interested :
1:10 , The day Reza Shah I started his trip around country to secure the borders and form the st More..ates of country ( He starting writing his book the same year )
1:15 First contract of Rail and gravel roads to be built by Germans
1:22 Finished rail road and the first mean of transportation that reached all the major cities of Iran
1:30 Bridge of Victory finished ( Veresk )
1:31 First Border Patrol team
1:42 First uniformed, schooled military officers
1:48 Navy of Iran formed
1:53 Tehran meeting ( Churchill , Roosevelt , Stalin and Reza shah )
1:55 Young Shah Pahlavi II, The Crown Prince
1:58 first map of Tehran with districts
2:03 Bazaar and first taxi
2:09 the day that wearing Hijab with force was considered against the law and education for women became necessary
2:15 250th hospital was made and vaccination was mandatory for all
2:18 First Power generator used on the first dam of Iran
2:40 First day of Shahanshah ( King of the kings ) in Power
2:50 Mosadegh who wanted to over thrown the shah and turn Iran to a communist country
2:51 Mosadegh in Court in Communists party uniform
2:55 First Airforce Bomber
2:58 The first Atomic Reactor construction agreement with US
3:08 Iran the first military power of middle east and to be the 4th Largest military
3:25 purchase of 127 F5/A ; 177 F4 Phantom II ; 60 Thunderbolt ,22 Dakota, 34 F84 ;43 C-130H ; 32 F4D ;
3:37 Khomeini Started to protest against the shah and trying to make Hijab mandatory and ban women from schools
3:41 Khomeini Arrested and exiled to Paris
3:54 Return of Khomeini to Iran
4:22 Palestinian militia escorting Khomeini to Tehran , brought in by extremists
4:50 Khomeini was given permission to start a campaign
5:04 People killed by order of Khomeyni
5:10 Oil tankers of Iran hijacked and burned
5:14 Collapse of bridges during Iran-Iraq war
5:20 Little kids used as mine sweepers in war
5:22 brainwashed kids
5:27 Addiction in streets of Tehran
5:36 Hoveyda the last prime minister who was shot dead in court by a mullah
5:41 Generals of Army sentenced to death ( everyone colonel and up )
5:45 Nojeh Coup pilots who attempted to kill Khomeini
5:47 Arafat , Beheshti , Rafsanjani In Tehran party to thank Palestinian militia for executions
5:50 Toudeh ( a branch of communist ) party , all promised to get position and executed a few month after revolution
5:56 Khameneyi in Power after Khomeini death
6:02 Mass executions of army officials
6:20 Start of Iran-Iraq war by Saddam Husein
.......Khomeini speech .....
6:59 stoning of a woman and a man
7:01 sharia law and amputation of hands
7:12 woman hanged in public
7:20 public executions
7:44 - 24 executions at the same time in public
8:00 Kavousifar execution
8:06 Students uprising
8:37 Akbar mohamadi , died in prison out of torture and hunger
8:34 Ahmadinejad promises a democracy and freedom
9:03 Hijab enforcement
9:05 guy arrested and beaten for having " Western " hair style (less)