April 23

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April 23

Postby WebbPA » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:02 pm

1982 - The Conch Republic secedes from the United States.

(Gonna need some alcohol to celebrate this one!)
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Re: April 23

Postby ATI_7500 » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:16 pm

2007 - Boris Yeltsin died.

Plus St.George's day in the UK...
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Re: April 23

Postby expat » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:29 pm

Plus St.George's day in the UK...


Yes, we can calibrate just about any national day in the UK from any corner of the world, but St Georges day, that is not politically correct >:( :'( ::)

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Re: April 23

Postby ATI_7500 » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:06 am

Yes, we can calibrate just about any national day in the UK from any corner of the world, but St Georges day, that is not politically correct >:( :'( ::)


Celebrate it anyways....who would give a heck about it?
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Re: April 23

Postby dcunning30 » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:01 pm

1982 - The Conch Republic secedes from the United States.

(Gonna need some alcohol to celebrate this one!)



LOL!!!!  Conch Republic, been there.  Good times......if I can only remember.   :o
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Re: April 23

Postby john_uk » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:24 pm

Plus St.George's day in the UK...


Yes, we can calibrate just about any national day in the UK from any corner of the world, but St Georges day, that is not politically correct >:( :'( ::)

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ive never heard that before, which nut-job group are claiming our national saints day is none P.C.?
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Re: April 23

Postby alrot » Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:22 pm

where is that conch republic?
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Re: April 23

Postby dcunning30 » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:02 pm

where is that conch republic?



It's Key West Florida.  Read that wikipedia page, it has a bizzare history, kinda fun!   ;)
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Re: April 23

Postby murjax » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:25 pm

Here's a pretty importint one for this day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ambiance_Plaza  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( That happened in my birth city by the way although I am not related to this incident.
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