nPostednon October 24, 2013
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nHappynbirthday to you,
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nHappynbirthday to you,
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nHappynbirthday, Republic of Zambia,
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nHappynbirthday to you! (And many more!)
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nOnnthis date in 1964, this African nation became independent of thenUnited Kingdom (Britain). n
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nInam sure that you know that every land has had a rich and complexnhistory long before Europeans showed up and began to trade or fightnwith the people already living there, before the Europeans enslaved,ncolonized, or conquered the civilizations or villages ornwhat-have-you. But part of that rich and complex history, oftentimes,nincludes neighboring peoples trading or fighting with each other,nenslaving, colonizing, and conquering each other. n
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nWhatnis now Zambia was once home to Khoisan people. The Bantu colonizednthe area in the 1200s, and Great Britain colonized it in the 1800s.nAt that point, it was called Northern Rhodesia. Its current namencomes from the Zambezi River, which means “heart of it all.”
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nDidnyou know…?
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nZambian is one of the poorest nations on earth, with over 85% of the peoplen living below the “poverty line.”
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nTermitesn in Zambia build hills as large as cottages.
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Lusakan is the capital city, but Livingstone used to be the capital. Thatn town was named for David Livingstone, the British explorer who wasn the first European known to have explored the area and to have seenn the glorious Victoria Falls. On the Zambia side of the falls is an bronze statue of Livingstone.n
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nSpeakingn of waterfalls, Zambia has many waterfalls—with 18 major andn medium-sized falls dotted around the country. Waterfall Tours is an big thing there!
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Zambian is home to the world’s largest mushroom, which commonly grows ton almost a yard (a meter) in diameter.n
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nEvenn though Zambia is only about as large as Texas, there are eightn semi-official languages. Bemba, Kaonde, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja,n and Tonga, Chewa. And let’s not forget the official language:n English.
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nAlsonon this date:
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Suez Day in Egypt
Suez Day in Egyptn
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nUnitednNations Day
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nAnniversarynof the discovery of Ariel and Umbriel
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