Today is Republic Day, a public holiday in Mongolia. Also known as Proclamation Day, the day commemorates the proclamation of the Mongolian People’s Republic and the adoption of the first Constitution of Mongolia on this day in 1924.
From 1691, Outer Mongolia had been a territory of the Chinese Qing dynasty. A move for independence had been stoked at the start of the 20th century after the Qing dynasty implemented cultural assimilation policies in Outer Mongolia to strengthen the Chinese identity of the territory.
When the Qing dynasty collapsed in 1911, Mongolia declared independence. The newly formed Republic of China considered Outer Mongolia to be part of its territory; and emboldened by the collapse of the Russian Empire, Chinese troops were sent to occupy Mongolia. The Chinese were ousted in February 1921, when the Mongols received support from Russian soldiers fighting against the Bolsheviks.
This forced the hands of the Soviet Russians who supported the Mongolian People’s Party and on July 11th 1921, Mongolia again declared independence, starting a close relationship with the Soviet Union that would last until 1990. On November 26th 1924, the Mongolian People’s Republic was proclaimed and Mongolia became the world’s second communist country.
Traditional Mongolian Gers
BING BADA…
The mind-body problem…Mind: Get up! Body: NO!
They’re called “deviled eggs” because the voices whisper & make you eat 25 of them!
If you said joy and happiness won’t pay for your groceries, let me know how hatred and misery works out for you.
It’s hard to separate church from state when you can’t separate fact from fiction.
Idiocracy was meant to be a comedy. It became a documentary.
Thinking of starting a taxi service for seniors and calling it Oldsmobile.
Patient: Doc, why was I pausing after every word I said? Doc: You were in a comma.
If you wear a sweater and you sweat, are you the sweater?
Is a fibula just a little lie?
The police caught me exercising at a rest stop.
HABITAT: When you get a picture of a nun inked on your arm.
You call it OCD. I call it put the shit back where you found it!
Forest rangers shoot grizzlies with sedative darts before approaching. There’s safety in numb bears.
I always double-check to make sure the garage door is closed at night. I don’t want someone stealing the stuff I’ve been trying to get rid of for years.
Dr. Oz had to pay $5.25 million to settle a class action suit for promoting phony weight loss cures. He is a con man. No wonder Trump likes him.
I have a ‘dry clean only’ sweater that’s about to learn some unpleasant facts about living with me.
“How to remove leaves from your lawn,” By Ray King.
Bad Day…
Today is the birthday, in 1945, of John McVie, bassist with the rock band Fleetwood Mac who had the 1968 UK No.1 hit ‘Albatross’ and the hits ‘Man of the World’ and ‘Oh Well. In 1977 they scored the US No.1 single ‘Dreams’ taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks on the US chart. He was also a member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ywicffOj4
