On this day in history...............

[Alpha]

Where's Prussia?

[timey]

It's the country that preceded Germany and lay across the north of what is now Germany (mainly East Germany) and into what is now Poland and Lithuania. It merged with other German states in 1871 to form the modern country, although large swathes of it have now been lost following the two world wars. The Prussians were a very proud, stoic people with a harsh aristocracy (the Junkers), very different from the more laid back southern Germans. Strictly speaking, Bavaria should never have been part of Germany, being very catholic as opposed to the presbyterian Prussians, and in fact it was once part of Austria and even independent for a while, but it was persuaded to join the Customs League that eventually became Germany. Prussians are caricatured as being those types with the big moustaches and helmets with a spike on the top.

Sorry, went on a bit there but I've always been into German history.

[Alpha]

Cool, thanks for that little History lesson.

[timey]

[Zombie Mastermind]

18th March:

1962: French-Algerian truce

On March 18, 1962, France and Algeria sign a truce to end the Algerian War, signaling the end of 130 years of colonial French rule. In 1954, Muslim guerrillas of the Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) launched a war of independence in Algeria. By 1956, the FLN was threatening to overrun the colonial cites, home to Algeria's sizable European settler population, and 500,000 French troops were sent to Algeria to crush the revolt. By 1958, the FLN had been pushed back into rural areas, but a new crisis erupted when European Algerians launched massive demonstrations calling for the integration of Algeria with France and the return of Charles de Gaulle to power. On March 18, 1962, de Gaulle oversaw the signing of a truce, and the bloody Algerian War officially came to an end.

Also:

1992
The South Africans back a mandate for ending apartheid.

1990
East Germany's first election since the Nazi takeover in 1933 ends in victory for the three-party conservative alliance.

1967
Oil tanker Torrey Cannon runs aground on rocks near Land's End, England spilling 120,000 gallons of crude oil into the English Channel. (The oil was so crude in fact, that it insisted on making inapropriate remarks to oily sea-gulls).

1965
The Russians complete the first space walk with Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov going outside his spacecraft Voskhod 2. (The reason for this walk was to try and locate space-dog Laika who had gone missing some years before. Laika had last been reported heading in the direction of Pluto. Possibly to sniff it's rear end).

1958
For the last time, the year's 'debutantes' are presented to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

1949
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is set up between the United States, Britain and seven other Western European countries to jointly agree defence and security issues.




1858
Rudolf Diesel, German engineer & inventor of the diesel engine, is born in Paris.

1999
Australian entertainer Rod Hull, famous for his lifesize puppet Emu, dies after falling from the roof of his home.

[Alpha]

So thats what NATO stands for!

[Ernest Rants]

Originally Posted by Zombie Mastermind

18th March:

1962: French-Algerian truce

On March 18, 1962, France and Algeria sign a truce to end the Algerian War, signaling the end of 130 years of colonial French rule. In 1954, Muslim guerrillas of the Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) launched a war of independence in Algeria. By 1956, the FLN was threatening to overrun the colonial cites, home to Algeria's sizable European settler population, and 500,000 French troops were sent to Algeria to crush the revolt. By 1958, the FLN had been pushed back into rural areas, but a new crisis erupted when European Algerians launched massive demonstrations calling for the integration of Algeria with France and the return of Charles de Gaulle to power. On March 18, 1962, de Gaulle oversaw the signing of a truce, and the bloody Algerian War officially came to an end.

Also:

1992
The South Africans back a mandate for ending apartheid.

1990
East Germany's first election since the Nazi takeover in 1933 ends in victory for the three-party conservative alliance.

1967
Oil tanker Torrey Cannon runs aground on rocks near Land's End, England spilling 120,000 gallons of crude oil into the English Channel. (The oil was so crude in fact, that it insisted on making inapropriate remarks to oily sea-gulls).

1965
The Russians complete the first space walk with Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov going outside his spacecraft Voskhod 2. (The reason for this walk was to try and locate space-dog Laika who had gone missing some years before. Laika had last been reported heading in the direction of Pluto. Possibly to sniff it's rear end).

1958
For the last time, the year's 'debutantes' are presented to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

1949
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is set up between the United States, Britain and seven other Western European countries to jointly agree defence and security issues.




1858
Rudolf Diesel, German engineer & inventor of the diesel engine, is born in Paris.

1999
Australian entertainer Rod Hull, famous for his lifesize puppet Emu, dies after falling from the roof of his home.

1991 Ern at the Queen Med, waiting for 'bolo to pop out


happy birthday kid

[Mr Morningstarr*]

Happy birthday Jammy.

[Ck]

Happy Birthday laddo

[Alpha]

Awwww, happy birthday Jambo.