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If one of the "national holidays" happens to fall on a Sunday the regional governments — the autonomous communities of Spain — can choose an alternate holiday or they can allow local authorities to choose. In practice, except for holidays falling on a Sunday, the regional governments can choose up to three holidays per year; or they can ...
June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) ... Spanish pianist and conductor (b. 1895) 1981 – Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (b. 1958)
June 1 National Maritime Day Día de la Marina: Honors the merchant marines, which began on June 1, 1917 with the Tabasco. The holiday was first celebrated in 1942 to honor the crews of the Potrero del Llano and Faja de Oro, whose ships were sunk by Nazi submarines in May 1942. [4] September 13 Anniversary of the "Boy Heroes" or "Heroic Cadets"
One of Southern Europe’s fastest growing industry events, Spain’s Malaga Festival is pushing back its industry centerpiece Spanish Screenings from June in order to be able to celebrate an on ...
The issue was placed on newsstands on June 5, 1962, according to the copyright renewal filed in 1990. [26] [27] Hendrik Meijer and Frederik Meijer opened the first Thrifty Acres hypermarket in the United States. It combined a grocery store and a large department store, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, inaugurating the "supercenter" concept in ...
Disasters The United Nations expresses concern over the historical city of Timbuktu. (BBC) 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods: A man is killed as torrential rain causes widespread flooding across England. The storms also force the Olympic torch relay to be halted briefly. (BBC) Both main rail lines connecting England and Scotland are closed after the tracks are blocked by landslides. (BBC ...
A real test of someones' character is how they act when they think no one's watching. This is exactly why hidden camera social experiments are so poignant.
The Spanish government set three conditions for giving up its reprisal bombing plan: France would reopen its border with Spain, the Spanish rebels stop the bombing of government-held cities, and France and Britain agree to eventually mediate in the conflict.