Tuesday, January 15, 2008

January 15, 2008

According to my sources, today is Pongal in Tamil Nadu. Um, OK. According to other sources, "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!" It's like nobody even cares anymore.

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On this date in 1582, Russia ceded Livonia and Estonia to Poland.
On this date 1992, the independence of Croatia and Slovenia from Yugoslavia was recognized by the world.
In three steps or fewer, explain how these two events are either related or unrelated. SHOW YOUR WORK.

Answer tomorrow. Unless I forget. Which seems likely.

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Happy seventh birthday to Wikipedia, which according to Wikipedia was born on this date in 1581.

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