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national days
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Friday, 1 September 2017
Happy Wattle Day! An Acacia alphabet.
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Today, 1 September, is (semi-officially) at least Wattle Day in Australia. It has been celebrated sporadically from the earlier days of our...
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016
On This Day, 30 November: Scottish National Day
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National days have a very eclectic mix of raisons d'être , with some having apparently fairly nebulous significance. I'm afraid one...
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Saturday, 25 July 2015
On This Day, 21 July: Belgian National Day
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1830 was a restive time in western Europe, with one branch of the French monarchy overthrowing another, and southern parts of the United Ne...
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Friday, 6 June 2014
On This Day, 6 June; Swedish National Day
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Today is celebrated by Swedes as their National Day, commemorating the election of Gustav Eriksson as first king of Sweden in 1523 (no, I k...
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