On This Date in...

[BeTheLightTees]

http://www.on-this-day.com/
I was going to post a "on this day in....", but I figured you could look for yourself

 

[Knotical]

...1787; 11 ships, under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, left Plymouth, England filled with convicts heading to Australia in order to establish its first penal colony on the continent.

 

[farouk]

...1787; 11 ships, under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, left Plymouth, England filled with convicts heading to Australia in order to establish its first penal colony on the continent.

Knotical: ...and in 1988 Australians celebrated their bicentenary.

 

[Knotical]

...and in 1988 Australians celebrated their bicentenary.

Is that anything like a bicentennial?

 

[Claudya]

The crowd proceeds to do just that, ripping the King's clothes,

Well hopefully they didn't step on his blue suede shoes.

 

[farouk]

...and in 1988 Australians celebrated their bicentenary.

Is that anything like a bicentennial?

Knotical: North American word; some British and ex-British territories use the other form. (A bit like: center/centre; color/colour; streetcar/tram, etc. etc.)

Blessings.

 

[Knotical]

...1948, Israel is recognized as an independent state and establishes a provisional government. In a magnanimous move of hospitality in order to welcome them to the region Israel is attacked by their neighboring Arab states, inciting the Arab-Israeli war. This could be the model that many HOAs use when drafting their by-laws.

 

[Claudya]

...1948, Israel is recognized as an independent state and establishes a provisional government. In a magnanimous move of hospitality in order to welcome them to the region Israel is attacked by their neighboring Arab states, inciting the Arab-Israeli war. This could be the model that many HOAs use when drafting their by-laws.

11 minutes after the declaration of independence of the Israel state the USA recognized them.
I wonder what took them that long.

 

[Knotical]

11 minutes after the declaration of independence of the Israel state the USA recognized them.
I wonder what took them that long.

I have a feeling someone was "indesposed" at the time and could not be bothered to authorize the attack until after they "finished their business."


It is entirely possible I "use quotations too much."

 

[Knotical]

...1701, The War for the Spanish Succession begins. Which, among the Succession wars, this one was really the best one.