Posts tagged with ‘Independence Day’

  • This Day in History August 27, 1991

    By Ruth on August 27, 2013
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    Did you know that it is a holiday in the Republic of Moldova?  I didn’t either.  On this date in 1991, the nation of Moldova declared its independence from the USSR.  Twenty-two years ago, they declared their independence, and their neighbor, Romania, was the first to recognize them as a country.  March of the following year was when the UN […]
  • This Day in History July 4, 1776 (Ultimate Blog Challenge Day 3)

    By Ruth on July 4, 2013
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    As most people know, it was this date in 1776, that America became a country.  It is our Independence Day. What I would like to do is share some little known fact concerning this date.  I am always appalled at how much is not known (especially by school kids) concerning this day.  I am also using this for Ultimate Blog […]