Not the first time. "Thingvellir" is a thousand years older...
But I´m just teasing you, this whole discussion is irrelevant .-)
DagT
Den 19. okt. 2005 kl. 17.42 skrev Bob Blakely:
The Republic of Iceland was founded at Thingvellir in 1944.
Regards,
Bob...
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From: "DagT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
No, Iceland is.
DagT
Den 19. okt. 2005 kl. 16.48 skrev Bob Blakely:
Thank you. I stand corrected. They are the oldest republic.
The U.S. in the oldest fully independent republic.
Regards,
Bob...
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From: "Bob Shell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at 09:44 AM, Bob Blakely wrote:
The war resulted in the oldest republic currently in existence.
Ask the people of the Republic of San Marino how they feel
about that statement. Their Republic was founded on September
3, 301 . Their current constitution was ratified on October 8,
1600 .
You can see info here:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sm.html
There is a very nice statue of Abraham Lincoln there in their
seat of government building.
I've been to San Marino many times.
Bob
