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Tynwald is the legislative body of the Isle of Man, located between England and Ireland in the Irish Sea. Founded in 979 AD, Tynwald is said to be the oldest continuously active parliament in the world. It is descended from the Norse thing–the Parliamentary body developed by the [...]  June 2
Today the descendants of the world’s oldest Republic celebrate Republic Day. Over 2500 years ago present-day Italy was ruled by a king with a superbadass name, Tarquinius Superbus, who inherited the throne, not through direct lineage, but the even-older-fashion way–by offing his wife’s dad King Tullius. Servius Tullius had angered the Roman elite [...] 
O mundo é dos audazes. Timor triunfará! – Jorge Heiter
East Timor (now Timor-Leste) is the eastern half of a small island–conveniently named ‘Timor’–southeast of Indonesia. ‘Timor’ actually means East, or Rising Sun, so technically it’s ‘East East’. Timor-Leste is one of two Catholic countries in Asia, the other being the Philippines; and [...]  May 1 I was taught in elementary school that we didn’t celebrate May Day anymore because it was a Communist holiday. Not only was this a lame excuse not to celebrate a holiday, it also wasn’t true. In ancient and medieval Europe, seasons were determined not by equinoxes and solstices, but by the days that fell directly [...]  February 23 Today Russia celebrates Defenders of the Fatherland Day.
February 23rd, 2010 | Tags: history, politics | Category: February holidays, Russia | Leave a comment August 26 annually “Susan B. Anthony is not on trial; the United States is on trial.” – Matilda Joslyn Gage Susan B. Anthony Women’s Equality Day celebrates the anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920. The amendment gave American women the long-fought-for right to vote. One of the most vocal and [...]
They’re waving the red, white and blue over in Russia today, though not necessarily in that order. The white-blue-red Russian tri-color flag dates back to the 1660s when Czar Alexei Mikhailovich ordered ships to fly a similar banner for identification. Historians speculate it may have been inspired by the Dutch flag, the oldest remaining tri-color [...]
On this day in 2001, The Onion became the most prophetic newspaper in the country. Here, posted in its entirety, until they make me take it down, is the full article published in The Onion on January 17, 2001. I read this in early 2001 and thought ‘how funny.’ Now it’s just scary.
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