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 […]

Do you remember the USSR?  I certainly do.  I can remember when the Soviet Union fell, but this day was an auspicious day.  On this date in 1940, Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union.  They had shown interest in this particular country, and Stalin organized a big spectacle to show that it was not a part of their “wonderful” […]