Today is Gibraltar National Day. The day commemorates the referendum of 1967, in which the citizens of Gibraltar overwhelmingly voted to remain under British sovereignty.
Coveted since antiquity for its strategic position at the entrance to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic, the ‘Rock’ passed through Phoenician, Carthaginian, Roman and Visigoth hands. It was occupied by the Moors in 711AD. It gets its name from the Spanish version of an Arabic name given to the area during the conquest. It came under Spanish control in 1462 as the Moors were driven out of Spain.
In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession on behalf of the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne. The territory was ceded to Great Britain in perpetuity under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
Since it fell under British control, Spain has continued to push its territorial claims over Gibraltar. And although the diplomatic spats of recent decades have thankfully replaced the sieges and military assaults of previous centuries, the Spanish desire to see Gibraltar become part of Spain again remains undiminished.
To respond to the Spanish claims, a sovereignty referendum was held on September 10th 1967, in which voters were asked whether they wished to either pass under Spanish sovereignty or remain under British sovereignty, with institutions of self-government. The voter turnout was 100% with 99.64% voting to remain under British sovereignty.
These make great gifts!
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Silly putty implies the existence of serious putty…I believe that’s called C4.
Stop blaming yourself for your problems. Learn astrology and blame the planets.
Still hope that one day I get to ride a kayak while it’s strapped to the top of someone’s car.
Why do they always have 5K runs for charity? Just once, couldn’t they have a sit for charity or nap for charity?
I finally know why they call me a grown-up. I groan every time I get up.
If you live to be 100, you should make some fake reason why just to mess with people. “I ate a pinecone every day”.
I was always taught to respect my elders, but finding one keeps getting harder and harder.
OK, so naked running…Apparently, this means running without GPS, music, or any other tech. I wish I had known this about an hour ago.
When I look back on all the successes and failures in my life, I am grateful that at least the potty training stuck.
My keyboard space bar wasn’t labeled. It is now. I call it “the final frontier”.
I’m organizing a walk for Fat Lives Matter starting at McDonald’s at 11am and finishing at KFC at 11:05am.
I saw an audiologist today, but I think I’ll get a second opinion. Why on earth would I need a heron egg?
The world is not full of assholes but they are strategically placed so you’ll come across one every day.
Adam: The McRib is back. Eve: Stop calling me that!
I’m at the age where it’s considered rude to pull out a bottle of Tylenol if you don’t have enough for everyone.
Some old cars…
Today is the birthday, in 1957, of Siobhan Fahey, singer with British female pop group Bananarama who had the 1984 UK No.3 single ‘Robert De Niro’s Waiting’, plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles, and the 1986 US No.1 single ‘Venus’ a cover of the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue 1970 hit. Fahey was also a member of Shakespeares Sister who had the 1992 UK No.1 single ‘Stay’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4-1ASpdT1Y
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