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Henhelped to lead his nation to independence from the United Kingdom inn1966, and he made changes to Barbados such as providing freeneducation to all children, providing school meals to the needy, andnother progressive reforms. Errol Barrow became a hero who is picturednon paper money, and his birthday is celebrated every January 21st.nn
Henhelped to lead his nation to independence from the United Kingdom inn1966, and he made changes to Barbados such as providing freeneducation to all children, providing school meals to the needy, andnother progressive reforms. Errol Barrow became a hero who is picturednon paper money, and his birthday is celebrated every January 21st.nnn
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nDonyou know where Barbados is? It is an island country in the CaribbeannSea. It’s only a teeny little island, only about a third of the sizenof the city of Los Angeles in land area. It’s one of the big touristndestinations in the Caribbean!
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nHere’s why (according to the Barbados tourism council, that is!)
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Ifnyou were visiting Barbados right now, you would be enjoying balmyntemperatures that range from 75 degrees F at night to 80 in the dayn(although there would likely be clouds and rain showers, too). Maybenyou would go on a submarine ride,nor into Harrison’s Cave.nOr maybe you will get to go diving and see shipwrecks off the coast, or you could take a pirate cruise!
Ifnyou were visiting Barbados right now, you would be enjoying balmyntemperatures that range from 75 degrees F at night to 80 in the dayn(although there would likely be clouds and rain showers, too). Maybenyou would go on a submarine ride,nor into Harrison’s Cave.nOr maybe you will get to go diving and see shipwrecks off the coast, or you could take a pirate cruise! n
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nSpeakingnof pirates, there were real pirates of the Caribbean, of course, andnhere are the true stories of two of them.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nAnniversary of the introduction of the smallpox vaccine
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nAnniversary of one of the first female doctors, Sophia Jex-Blake
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