Sunday, 1 May 2016

Today in History May 1st

Greetings Gentle Reader. its a new month so lets plunge headlong into the ocean of history.


1328: Scotland has its independence acknowledged my England.

1707: After 379 years, Scotland and England reunite politically with the Act of Union.

1786: Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" has its premier in Vienna.

1960: Francis Gary Powers' U2 spyplane is shot down over the Soviet Union.

1999: Cartoon "Spongebob Squarepants" debuts on Nickolodeon.

2004: Latvia and 9 other countries, join the European Union.

#latvia #scotland #unitedkingdom #spongebob #garypowers #mozart

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