Today (27 April) is Freedom Day in South Africa. \nWhat happened on this date?
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The public holiday is to commemorate the first democratic election on this day in 1994
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May 25- June 9\n\n15 days!!!
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It is a day of celebration of when the Mexican army defeated the French. There was just a program on the Discovery channel about 2 hours ago about it! Check the listing I'm sure it will be on again.
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I researched online and this is the best answer I could find. I am providing the link so you can see all the related information as provided therein.\n\nOne of the most significant events in the history of South Africa was the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. Although the protagonists were Britain and the two Boer Republics, the population of South Africa as a whole became embroiled in the war either directly or indirectly.\n\nThe Boers were comprised of the combined forces of the South African Republic and the Republic of the Orange Free State.  The Boer Republics declared war on 11th October 1899 and the conflict ended on 31st May 1902, a duration of 2 years and 8 months.\n\nThe two principal elements of the Boer nation were the settlers of the Dutch trading company at the Cape of Good Hope, sturdy farmers and tradesmen belonging to the proletarian class of Holland, and a subsequent contingent of French Huguenot refugees and their families who joined as colonists soon after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.\n\nA number of interrelated factors led to the Second Anglo-Boer War. These include the conflicting political ideologies of imperialism and republicanism, the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, tension between political leaders, the Jameson Raid and the Uitlander franchise.\n\nConflicting political ideology\n\nAfter the First Anglo-Boer War the British government did not give up its ambition for unifying South Africa under Imperial British rule. The two Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic or Transvaal still maintained their desire for independence. The Boer republics were a stumbling block for the British Empire.\n\nThe Uitlanders were not only from Britain, but came from all over the world to make money on the goldfields in the Transvaal. Some of them were not interested in the political situation in the republic and were not concerned about the fact that they couldn’t vote. Some Uitlanders felt that they contributed to the exploitation of the riches in the republic and had the right to a say in the way the country was being run.\n\nThe Transvaal government realised that this could be a threat to the republic’s independence, but also knew that it couldn’t ignore the Uitlanders’ demands. The foreigners could apply for citizenship or naturalisation after 5 years of living in the Transvaal. A Second Volksraad was created in 1890 and new laws were made. Uitlanders who had been naturalised for two years could now vote. The Second Volksraad only had say in local matters in Johannesburg and on the mines; any bills it put forward could only become laws if the First Volksraad agreed. Only Uitlanders who had been in the country for a full 14 years or longer could vote for the first Volksraad.
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Human rights laywer from Zimbabwe, if I am not mistaken. \n\nOpponent of Apartheid, etc.
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Nice One.. I always make a point of St Georges day... wishing my family and colleagues 'happy St G day'   we English should not be so complacent......      HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY TO YOU!!!!!! X X X X X X X
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Hey dude calm down this is 2006. All the slaves are dead. And who the hell are you to throw off your beliefs on someone else? Get a life.  I am black as hell and I don't ever think about what they did 100 years ago. Not even during Black History month.
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http://www.freedomain.co.nr/
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They actually have TWO "Independence" Days: November 3, and November 28.\n\nNovember 3 is actually celebrated as the "Anniversary of Separation from Colombia". November 28 is celebrated as the true Independence Day, the day Panama gained independence from Spain.
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Tax Freedom Day is the first day of the year in which a nation as a whole has earned enough income to pay its annual tax burden. The concept was introduced by the Tax Foundation—a Washington, D.C.-based tax research group—as a tool for illustrating the proportion of national income diverted to fund the annual cost of government.
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Gotta watch out for those illegals violating our boundaries!\n\n19 NOV 06, 0228 hrs, GMT.
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Look at this site and pick a day in history and you will get several for each day or just hover on the picture with your cursor.\n\nhttp://todayinsci.com/
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Not sure, but i did find this little funny article\n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3080379.stm
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This is the same as happened in South Africa, but within one race.  In time, there will be justice if the people demand it.
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5 days ago, what's that you missed it? too bad. :)
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i think its on 2 june
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+ Veterans Day is the 11th of November. Ruth and Preacher have it right.\n  The eleventh Day of the eleventh month at the 11th hour the war in Europe (War to end all wars) and the guns stopped firing WWI ended. Also a famous poem: About the poppies on the Field of Flanders. All veterans are hero's. Some gave all, all gave some. Pick anyone who has been there. Most don't talk about it much. (I know that I don't)