nPostednon October 8, 2015
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nIt was October 8, 1991. The day before, a bomb had hit a governmentnbuilding that was then serving as the official residence of thenPresident of Croatia (nobody was hurt from the bombing, although onenCroatian died that day from other violence during the Yugoslav Air Force strike). n
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nInnfear of another attack, the meeting of the Croatian Sabor (Parliament), being held to discussnrelations with Yugoslavia, wasn’t held in the House of Parliament, butninstead in a basement of a corporate office. There the lawmakersnvoted to cut all ties with Yugoslavia. n
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nIndependencenfor Croatia had begun with constitutional changes in 1990 and finallynwas complete when the world recognized Croatia as a fully independentnnation in January of 1992.
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nCelebrate Croatia!!!
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Onnthis date in 2011, Google celebrated Croatia’s independence.
Onnthis date in 2011, Google celebrated Croatia’s independence.n
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nPlitvicenis a gorgeous national park with 16 lakes and 92 waterfalls!
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nThenGame of Thrones is partially filmed in the Fortress of Diocletian, innSplit, and in the Fort of Klis. n
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nTherenare lots and lots of islands off the coast of Croatia. (More thann1,000!) Check out the unique shape of the island of Hvar!
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nSomeonencreated a cool experimental musical instrument – a sea organ – innZadar, Croatia. The waves end up playing music because of the tubesnlocated under the large marble steps! To hear what it sounds like,ncheck out this video!
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nDid you notice the solar-powered light display next to the sea organ? If not, check outnthis other video.n
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nSpeakingnof videos, I like this “Dubrovnik, Croatia, in a Minute”nvideo.
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nEvennbetter: This exciting movie “Zagreb– Pulse of the City.”
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nHownmany different ways can you get the thrill of almost dying (whilenstaying completely safe) in Glavani Park?
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nAlsonon this date:
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Anniversary of a Winning Performance by Rocket
Anniversary of a Winning Performance by Rocket n
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nAlvinnC. York Day
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nInternationalnCephalopod Awareness Week Begins
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nOctopusnDay!
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nNationalnPierogi Day
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nPlannahead:
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