Today is Independence Day in Bulgaria. This holiday is known locally as ‘Ден на независимостта’ and it marks Bulgaria’s independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
In 1877, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. The conflict eventually resulted in the creation of a Bulgarian principality within the Ottoman Empire, albeit with reduced land. After the chaos caused by the Young Turks Revolution, the Great Powers abandoned their support for the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria declared its independence under Prince Ferdinand. The following day, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Greece annexed Crete.
It takes a village…
The Eiffel Tower
Epitaphs…
Today is the birthday, in 1958, of Joan Jett, American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer. Founding member of The Runaways and with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts scored the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’. She is also known as the Godmother of Punk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ecqUhec-s
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