nPosted December 20, 2019
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nThere are so many nations in the world that seem to be made up of…smaller “nations”! For a long time, Wales has been part of Great Britain, along with England and Scotland, and now it is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (quite the mouthful, so we shorten it to the United Kingdom, and then we shorten it even more to just the U.K.).
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nWales has of course had seats of government in various places, but it never had one definite capital city until this date in 1955, when Cardiff was declared its capital.
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nTake a gander at how pretty Cardiff is:
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nAlso on this date:
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nBaseball executive Branch Rickey’s birthday
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nDay of Mourning in Panama
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nAnniversary of Macau’s transfer to the People’s Republic of China
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nAnniversary of an innovation that led to corrugated cardboard
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nAnniversary of Elvis being drafted into the army
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nElectricity theme day
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nAnniversary of first cantilever bridge over Niagara Falls
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nPoet Laureate Day
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nBirthday of artist Ivana Koblica
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest pages on:
Check out my Pinterest pages on:
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nDecember birthdays
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nHistorical anniversaries in December
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nJanuary holidays
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nHistorical anniversaries in January
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