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Nuremgard wrote:Good idea. As long as you don't mind sharing the city with a secular Zoroastrian absolute monarchy.

No problemo!

Baxten wrote:You should at least claim Persia with that nation. All these claims are going fast. Also, do you want Anatolia or does Aet want it?

can i have the western coast of Anatolia as well as Greece?

Aetosia wrote:No problemo!

can i have the western coast of Anatolia as well as Greece?

Yea

Baxten wrote:You should at least claim Persia with that nation. All these claims are going fast. Also, do you want Anatolia or does Aet want it?

Well go ahead, I'll claim Persia for the Empire of Farahan. As for Anatolia, ask Aet if he wants it first.

Baxten wrote:Yea

There we go. I'll take Persia and east Anatolia then.

Aetosia wrote:No problemo!

Shah: Hi, neighbour!

Nuremgard wrote:There we go. I'll take Persia and east Anatolia then.

Shah: Hi, neighbour!

I'll give you what's left on the Persian Empire map you always show us

Baxten wrote:I'll give you what's left on the Persian Empire map you always show us

Thanks.

Nuremgard wrote:There we go. I'll take Persia and east Anatolia then.

Shah: Hi, neighbour!

King Stefanos: Hey friend!

Aetosia wrote:King Stefanos: Hey friend!

Ha. Stefanos. Nice.

I was gonna' make Farahan Islamic but it's far too liberal to be Islamic lol

While this goes on, I await my land request

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

New Estaris wrote:While this goes on, I await my land request

Don't worry Est. I don't have homework today, so I'm doing lots of map things

Nuremgard wrote:Ha. Stefanos. Nice.

I was gonna' make Farahan Islamic but it's far too liberal to be Islamic lol

I know its a wee bit narcissistic to name the king after yourself but i dun cur.

Good move, Zoroastrian is nice though.

Aetosia wrote:I know its a wee bit narcissistic to name the king after yourself but i dun cur.

Good move, Zoroastrian is nice though.

Is your name Stephen/Stefanos?

Thanks. That's why I picked it. Based it off ancient Persia and wanted a national religion that seemed liberal enough to allow secularism and extensive civil rights.

Nuremgard wrote:Is your name Stephen/Stefanos?

Thanks. That's why I picked it. Based it off ancient Persia and wanted a national religion that seemed liberal enough to allow secularism and extensive civil rights.

Stefanos, I prefer to shorten it to Stef though.

I read a bit about it, is such a beautiful culture and religion, its a shame they dont allow converts haha

Aetosia wrote:Stefanos, I prefer to shorten it to Stef though.

I read a bit about it, is such a beautiful culture and religion, its a shame they dont allow converts haha

Nice. I'm called Stephen.

They don't? Wow, that sucks lol. I had no idea they did not allow converts. Wait. If they don't allow converts, how do they survive as a religion?

Nuremgard wrote:Nice. I'm called Stephen.

They don't? Wow, that sucks lol. I had no idea they did not allow converts. Wait. If they don't allow converts, how do they survive as a religion?

Lol, what are the odds?

Nah, the only time they allowed converts was in the time of Zoroaster. You can only be born a Zoroastrian, like in a non Zoro and a Zoro have kids the children can be zoroastrian but the non zoro parent cannot, they are shrinking as a religion because of it (and islam, nothing nice can survive with that around.) , there is pressure from inside the faith to allow converts though.

Aetosia wrote:Lol, what are the odds?

Nah, the only time they allowed converts was in the time of Zoroaster. You can only be born a Zoroastrian, like in a non Zoro and a Zoro have kids the children can be zoroastrian but the non zoro parent cannot, they are shrinking as a religion because of it (and islam, nothing nice can survive with that around.) , there is pressure from inside the faith to allow converts though.

Small world. :P

Man, that's a stupid rule. Well I'm making it that in Farahan, you can convert then. Recently the Shah imprisoned political cartoonists for inciting dissent. The newspaper ran the following headlines:

More Babies Named After Leader, Hospitals Report

Dissident Speaker Missing, Presumed Impaled

Well it seems his people approve of the measure and the media don't sugar coat what happens to dissenters lol

Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:Small world. :P

Man, that's a stupid rule. Well I'm making it that in Farahan, you can convert then.

Perhaps you can get to the head of the Zoroastrian church of our world and convince him to change it.

Almost done with the map. Just putting down numbers and then I'll need to upload it on Imgur

Baxten wrote:Perhaps you can get to the head of the Zoroastrian church of our world and convince him to change it.

Almost done with the map. Just putting down numbers and then I'll need to upload it on Imgur

Eh. I don't care enough to track him down and convince him.

And cool.

Aetosia wrote:Lol, what are the odds?

Nah, the only time they allowed converts was in the time of Zoroaster. You can only be born a Zoroastrian, like in a non Zoro and a Zoro have kids the children can be zoroastrian but the non zoro parent cannot, they are shrinking as a religion because of it (and islam, nothing nice can survive with that around.) , there is pressure from inside the faith to allow converts though.

Aet, will your capital be Constantinople (in my opinion you should call it by its original name, Byzantium, because Constantine wasn't necessarily emperor of anything called Rome in our timeline) or Athens. Or do you want something totally new

Nuremgard wrote:Eh. I don't care enough to track him down and convince him.

And cool.

Nurem, what's the name of your Persian nation again?

Baxten wrote:Nurem, what's the name of your Persian nation again?

The Empire of Farahan.

Nuremgard wrote:The Empire of Farahan.

Thank you

Map Updated. Nurem and Aet, your capitals may be wrong, so send me a TG if they are.

Also, someone could make an awesome looking Southeastern Asian state. Very good looking borders

Nuremgard

Baxten wrote:Map Updated. Nurem and Aet, your capitals may be wrong, so send me a TG if they are.

Also, someone could make an awesome looking Southeastern Asian state. Very good looking borders

Looks great, Bax. Thanks. My capital is actually Babylon. Just a heads up.

Nuremgard wrote:Looks great, Bax. Thanks. My capital is actually Babylon. Just a heads up.

You should make it Persepolis. But I'll go change that really quick

Nuremgard wrote:Looks great, Bax. Thanks. My capital is actually Babylon. Just a heads up.

Also, and I know technically you control all the Persian Empire, Tse has control of Babylon. So in like RPs, it couldn't really be used (Unless of course you make a Persian copy of Babylon :P)

Baxten wrote:Also, and I know technically you control all the Persian Empire, Tse has control of Babylon. So in like RPs, it couldn't really be used (Unless of course you make a Persian copy of Babylon :P)

I was gonna' mention that actually.

Which would be a better capital for the Empire? Persepolis or Constantinople?

Nuremgard wrote:I was gonna' mention that actually.

Which would be a better capital for the Empire? Persepolis or Constantinople?

Persepolis. This is only because Byzantium/Constantinople is jointly controlled. I know I gave Aet that as his capital, but I expect him to actually change it.

Also Persepolis is just more Persiam

Jaslandia

Baxten wrote:Persepolis. This is only because Byzantium/Constantinople is jointly controlled. I know I gave Aet that as his capital, but I expect him to actually change it.

Also Persepolis is just more Persiam

I'll make it Persepolis then.

Jaslandia

Baxten wrote:Persepolis. This is only because Byzantium/Constantinople is jointly controlled. I know I gave Aet that as his capital, but I expect him to actually change it.

Also Persepolis is just more Persiam

Fix the numbers, you gave the land between me and Kal-central north america--nurem's number

Baxten wrote:Map Updated. Nurem and Aet, your capitals may be wrong, so send me a TG if they are.

Also, someone could make an awesome looking Southeastern Asian state. Very good looking borders

Man, that's one sexy south African state we have there. ;)

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Man, that's one sexy south African state we have there. ;)

That is a big ass state.

Nuremgard wrote:That is a big ass state.

Granted, I'm not sure when we started invading the southern territories of Zambia.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Granted, I'm not sure when we started invading the southern territories of Zambia.

But we're a very autonomous confederation, so Lord only knows what the other governors' militias are doing.

Nuremgard

Continental Commonwealths wrote:But we're a very autonomous confederation, so Lord only knows what the other governors' militias are doing.

It's a clandestine operation to conquer the whole of Africa for the Confederation.

Check out Unf's colonies in India and north-west Africa. British imperialist, communist pigdog. :P

Nuremgard wrote:It's a clandestine operation to conquer the whole of Africa for the Confederation.

Come at me, Bax and Tse!

(Not really, please. We can't organize a military force for sh!t. Guerrillas, for sure. But some manner of African manifest destiny is not in the cards. We don't even have an income tax)

Nuremgard

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Come at me, Bax and Tse!

(Not really, please. We can't organize a military force for sh!t. Guerrillas, for sure. But some manner of African manifest destiny is not in the cards. We don't even have an income tax)

That's what you get for being economically right wing! But the Empire of Farahan isn't strong militarily right now either. The Shah recently married off some relatives to cement foreign alliances and that reduced his defence spending. So he needs to rebuild the armed forces and quickly.

Btw, Nuremgard approves of the autonomy you give your constituent regions. Nuremgard gives a lot of self-control to its states too.

New Romnesia wrote:Free the Oompa-Loompas!

https://youtu.be/pQ5GgslLgVQ

Aetosia wrote:I know its a wee bit narcissistic to name the king after yourself but i dun cur.

That's what I did for my Prince Regent, so I don't think it's that big of a deal.

New Romnesia, Nuremgard

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/pQ5GgslLgVQ

That's what I did for my Prince Regent, so I don't think it's that big of a deal.

I also gave my Tsar the German version of my name so...

Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:That's what you get for being economically right wing! But the Empire of Farahan isn't strong militarily right now either. The Shah recently married off some relatives to cement foreign alliances and that reduced his defence spending. So he needs to rebuild the armed forces and quickly.

Btw, Nuremgard approves of the autonomy you give your constituent regions. Nuremgard gives a lot of self-control to its states too.

Nurem and CC, unlikely state bffs. Self-autonomize into prosperity!

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Nurem and CC, unlikely state bffs. Self-autonomize into prosperity!

The Constitution of Nuremgard says that the states of Nuremgard are to be treated like semi-independent nations in terms of their levels of autonomy.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Come at me, Bax and Tse!

(Not really, please. We can't organize a military force for sh!t. Guerrillas, for sure. But some manner of African manifest destiny is not in the cards. We don't even have an income tax)

Tse can organize the best military force. :P

Nuremgard wrote:The Constitution of Nuremgard says that the states of Nuremgard are to be treated like semi-independent nations in terms of their levels of autonomy.

Basically the same. We don't even have a national chief executive. We have a Speaker of the Senate, who does not have most executive authorities- save for a conditional veto. Which can easily be overruled by a ruling of the Supreme Court, justices of which are nominated by the Commonwealths (states, essentially) and whom the Speaker has only one vote out of 100 when it comes to their confirmation.

Being a Commonwealth's Governor is arguably more prestigious.

Nuremgard

Tserra wrote:Tse can organize the best military force. :P

The Continental Commonwealths can organize a kickass Free Hugs campaign.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Basically the same. We don't even have a national chief executive. We have a Speaker of the Senate, who does not have most executive authorities- save for a conditional veto. Which can easily be overruled by a ruling of the Supreme Court, justices of which are nominated by the Commonwealths (states, essentially) and whom the Speaker has only one vote out of 100 when it comes to their confirmation.

Being a Commonwealth's Governor is arguably more prestigious.

The Norsk Constitution explicitly sets out powers held and exercised by the executive and powers held and exercised by the governments of the states. They guard their autonomy jealously and don't appreciate the federal government interfering in their affairs.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:The Continental Commonwealths can organize a kickass Free Hugs campaign.

Damn, we just give out free guns :/

Nuremgard

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus wrote:Fix the numbers, you gave the land between me and Kal-central north america--nurem's number

Damn. That's Libertara, just so you know. Maybe you and him can form a Libertarian superstate.

Nuremgard, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Baxten wrote:Damn. That's Libertara, just so you know. Maybe you and him can form a Libertarian superstate.

I still say you should go back to being an official empire or even a bunch of united kingdoms rather than viceroyalties.

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Baxten wrote:Damn. That's Libertara, just so you know. Maybe you and him can form a Libertarian superstate.

Lol okay then Bax

Welcome to the map, Republic Of Libertara!

Kalaron wrote:Damn, we just give out free guns :/

CC all but holds up a skull and soliloquys paragraphs from The Cask of the Amontillado as he builds a brick wall between himself and Kal.

Jaslandia, Kalaron

Nuremgard wrote:I still say you should go back to being an official empire or even a bunch of united kingdoms rather than viceroyalties.

We still are an empire, but our "provinces" are titled Viceroyalities and the "governors" are viceroys

Baxten wrote:We still are an empire, but our "provinces" are titled Viceroyalities and the "governors" are viceroys

I think it's a bit of a mouthful. Empire sounds more prestigious.

Nuremgard wrote:I think it's a bit of a mouthful. Empire sounds more prestigious.

It supposed to be like the United Provinces. Really, if you wanna refer to us in a shorter name, just call us the UVB. However, I may change it to the Dutch variation of Reich

Baxten wrote:We still are an empire, but our "provinces" are titled Viceroyalities and the "governors" are viceroys

StarWars instilled in me an early appreciation for the title Viceroy.

Despite the fact that the Viceroy they depicted was basically a tricorn-wearing fish.

Jaslandia

Baxten wrote:It supposed to be like the United Provinces. Really, if you wanna refer to us in a shorter name, just call us the UVB. However, I may change it to the Dutch variation of Reich

It would be cool if you made Baxten a Dutch style imperial republic. Or a kingdom like the Netherlands.

Nuremgard wrote:It would be cool if you made Baxten a Dutch style imperial republic. Or a kingdom like the Netherlands.

I used to have an Imperial Republic, but we don't have anything republican now. But if the Keizer ever lets go of total authority, and a Second Republic is established, I'll do that

Baxten wrote:I used to have an Imperial Republic, but we don't have anything republican now. But if the Keizer ever lets go of total authority, and a Second Republic is established, I'll do that

Well if the Keizer ever finds himself dethroned, let him seek asylum in Farahan. The Shah will always come to the aid of a crowned head.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:CC all but holds up a skull and soliloquys paragraphs from The Cask of the Amontillado as he builds a brick wall between himself and Kal.

You can build a wall, but know this...

All walls crumble, and my generosity will not crumble first :0)

Nuremgard wrote:Well if the Keizer ever finds himself dethroned, let him seek asylum in Farahan. The Shah will always come to the aid of a crowned head.

Will do

Speaking of, do you want me to put Farahan on the list of ITF nations?

Baxten wrote:Will do

Speaking of, do you want me to put Farahan on the list of ITF nations?

Sure thing. I'm getting more used to your flag now btw.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:StarWars instilled in me an early appreciation for the title Viceroy.

Despite the fact that the Viceroy they depicted was basically a tricorn-wearing fish.

A tricorn-wearing, cowardly, sociopathic, delusional, idiotic and racist fish.

To be fair, he's still a better character than Jar Jar.

Continental Commonwealths

Sulania wrote:A tricorn-wearing, cowardly, sociopathic, delusional, idiotic and racist fish.

To be fair, he's still a better character than Jar Jar.

Do we have an RMB hall of fame yet? I wish to make a nomination.

Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:Sure thing. I'm getting more used to your flag now btw.

I changed the title to the Dutch word for Empire, so hope you like that better

Baxten wrote:I changed the title to the Dutch word for Empire, so hope you like that better

Aww you didn't need to change it. It was just a suggestion. But yeah, it looks more concise now.

Baxten wrote:I changed the title to the Dutch word for Empire, so hope you like that better

Ugh. We of the Trade Federation object.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Ugh. We of the Trade Federation object.

lol. I do kinda wanna add something. Like "Empire _______ of Baxten or Imperial ________ of Baxten"

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Do we have an RMB hall of fame yet? I wish to make a nomination.

We still have the old one. Attn [nation=short]Unfallious[/nation].

Baxten wrote:lol. I do kinda wanna add something. Like "Empire _______ of Baxten or Imperial ________ of Baxten"

I like United Kingdoms or UIP (United Imperial Provinces)

Nuremgard wrote:I like United Kingdoms or UIP (United Imperial Provinces)

Perhaps the Imperial Provinces? Yea, I like that. Compromise

Nuremgard

Just realised that Farahan is a monarchy surrounded by non-monarchical states on the map.

Shah: This combined with a small military is making me very insecure right now.

Tserra

Nuremgard wrote:Just realised that Farahan is a monarchy surrounded by non-monarchical states on the map.

Shah: This combined with a small military is making me very insecure right now.

Keizer: Well, I have a great solution. Have a forced 2 years of conscription, and if they want to stay with the armed forces, they can stay with them. It works great for us. We can never lose troops!

Baxten wrote:Keizer: Well, I have a great solution. Have a forced 2 years of conscription, and if they want to stay with the armed forces, they can stay with them. It works great for us. We can never lose troops!

Shah: I've been plying the populace with civil liberties, public works and jobs in the hopes they wont overthrow me. The military is too small and weak to defend the Empire and keep order with force...

Nuremgard wrote:Shah: I've been plying the populace with civil liberties, public works and jobs in the hopes they wont overthrow me. The military is too small and weak to defend the Empire and keep order with force...

Keizer: Exactly how small is your military?

Baxten wrote:Keizer: Exactly how small is your military?

Shah: The defence budget is 3.2%.

Nuremgard wrote:Shah: The defence budget is 3.2%.

Keizer: Hm...that isn't good. You should offer rewards for being in the military. Because, in the ITF, you've gotta either have a strong military or a strong economy. Do you have a strong economy; I know you have oil.

Baxten wrote:Keizer: Hm...that isn't good. You should offer rewards for being in the military. Because, in the ITF, you've gotta either have a strong military or a strong economy. Do you have a strong economy; I know you have oil.

Shah: You think we have oil just because we're brown? Racist! Nah...nah we actually do have a lot of oil. But yeah, our economic rating is "strong." I'm working on improving that further, however, as well as building up my armed forces. This is to honour my commitments to the ITF but it's also because I need to solve my Empire's chronic unemployment problem. 'Cause you know, if I don't, my people might revolt. I like having a crown - and a head.

Nuremgard wrote:Shah: You think we have oil just because we're brown? Racist! Nah...nah we actually do have a lot of oil. But yeah, our economic rating is "strong." I'm working on improving that further, however, as well as building up my armed forces. This is to honour my commitments to the ITF but it's also because I need to solve my Empire's chronic unemployment problem. 'Cause you know, if I don't, my people might revolt. I like having a crown - and a head.

Keizer: Yea, it's great to be Keizer. But just so you know, the ITF won't bail you out or anything. This isn't some union of nations. Anyways, I must go

Baxten wrote:Keizer: Yea, it's great to be Keizer. But just so you know, the ITF won't bail you out or anything. This isn't some union of nations. Anyways, I must go

Shah: Laters.

I would like to announce that [B]I hereby endorse Humpheria Major for President of the CFN.[/B] Not only do I believe Humpheria has the experience and skills necessary to be our region's first President, but I also think that since Humpheria is the author of our current Constitution, he is the natural choice to be our President. I have full faith in Humpheria, and I will give him my full support.

Also, I would like to announce I would accept the position of Minister of Justice if offered to me.

Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Thomas told me to post this here.

"On behalf of the Dominion of Percyton, I would like to express the nation's condolence to the family of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, and to all the people of Thailand. Our thoughts and prayers are with the royal family, and Percyton sincerely hopes that the Kingdom of Thailand will be able to peacefully transition to the next monarch.

Signed, Thomas the Tank Engine; Foreign Minister of Percyton"

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Latrovia wrote:[nation=short]Vista Major[/nation] did you receive any welcoming PM by the Ministry of Interior during your registration?

Nein

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Percyton wrote:Thomas told me to post this here.

"On behalf of the Dominion of Percyton, I would like to express the nation's condolence to the family of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, and to all the people of Thailand. Our thoughts and prayers are with the royal family, and Percyton sincerely hopes that the Kingdom of Thailand will be able to peacefully transition to the next monarch.

Signed, Thomas the Tank Engine; Foreign Minister of Percyton"

I'm sure the people of Thailand are glad to receive support from a nation ruled by talking trains.

Nuremgard, Baxten, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:I'm sure the people of Thailand are glad to receive support from a nation ruled by talking trains.

I'm a little devastated myself. I mourn with the people

Jaslandia

Jaslandia wrote:I'm sure the people of Thailand are glad to receive support from a nation ruled by talking trains.

Trains are nice Jas, be nice back to them

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Au Minbo wrote:Trains are nice Jas, be nice back to them

Yeah, I suppose. Sorry, Percy. Sorry, Thomas.

Vista Major

Ok. Whoever made it so an admin has to confirm you on the forums, bad idea. All this could lead to is (like in my case right now) someone or some people being unable to vote on something important that they want to vote on.

Tserra

Jaslandia wrote:Yeah, I suppose. Sorry, Percy. Sorry, Thomas.

Don't forget Emily!

And Arthur.

And Edward.

And Henry.

And Gordon.

And Toby.

And James.

And Diesel.

And everyone else.

Jaslandia, Varrick The Rich Guy, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Au Minbo wrote:Ok. Whoever made it so an admin has to confirm you on the forums, bad idea. All this could lead to is (like in my case right now) someone or some people being unable to vote on something important that they want to vote on.

I dont like how I cannot use my flag as my avatar, because apparently its too big. Every other forum has taken it no problem. Its not a big deal objectively, but it makes Tse sad. :'(

Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Tserra wrote:I dont like how I cannot use my flag as my avatar, because apparently its too big. Every other forum has taken it no problem. Its not a big deal objectively, but it makes Tse sad. :'(

We can shrink your flag for you

Tserra

Vista Major wrote:We can shrink your flag for you

If you could, I would appreciate it. There are many things I know how to do, that is not one of them.

Vista Major

Jaslandia wrote:I'm sure the people of Thailand are glad to receive support from a nation ruled by talking trains.

I hope so. I just want them to know that they're not alone.

Jaslandia wrote:Yeah, I suppose. Sorry, Percy. Sorry, Thomas.

It's alright, Jas.

Vista Major wrote:Don't forget Emily!

And Arthur.

And Edward.

And Henry.

And Gordon.

And Toby.

And James.

And Diesel.

And everyone else.

Thanks for remembering them, Vista!

Jaslandia, Varrick The Rich Guy, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Tserra wrote:If you could, I would appreciate it. There are many things I know how to do, that is not one of them.

I can get it done in this week. Just need to download your flag and resize

Percyton wrote:Thanks for remembering them, Vista!

Twas a pleasure, Percy

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/pQ5GgslLgVQ

Don't Wonka's astroturfed version of the story. He lured the Oompa-Loompas to his factory under false pretenses, then made them work long hours in unsafe conditions for sub-minimum wages. He's a monster.

Jaslandia

New Romnesia wrote:Don't Wonka's astroturfed version of the story. He lured the Oompa-Loompas to his factory under false pretenses, then made them work long hours in unsafe conditions for sub-minimum wages. He's a monster.

Say what you will, but the Oompa-Loompas don't seem to mind. Unless, of course, the Oompa-Loompas' songs are a hidden cry for help...

Well that just got dark.

Jaslandia wrote:Say what you will, but the Oompa-Loompas don't seem to mind. Unless, of course, the Oompa-Loompas' songs are a hidden cry for help...

Well that just got dark.

Played in reverse, their cheerful lyrics actually detail a sordid plea for a swift end to their terrible livelihoods.

Jaslandia

Vista Major wrote:I can get it done in this week. Just need to download your flag and resizeTwas a pleasure, Percy

Thanks Vista :D

Vista Major

Heyho.

Today are:

- Be Bald and Be Free Day (United States)

- Day of the Cathedral of Living Pillar or Svetitskhovloba (Georgian Orthodox Church)

- Defender of Ukraine Day (Ukraine)

- Mother's Day (Belarus)

- National Dessert Day (United States)

- National Education Day formerly Teachers' Day (Poland)

- Nyerere Day (Tanzania)

- Second Revolution Day (Yemen)

- Vet Nurse Day

- World Egg Day

- World Standards Day

This day in history:

- 1322 - Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.

- 1582 - Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

- 1586 - Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth I of England.

- 1656 - Massachusetts enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The marriage of church-and-state in Puritanism makes them regard the Quakers as spiritually apostate and politically subversive

- 1773 - The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

- 1808 - The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France.

- 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Bristoe Station: Confederate troops under the command of General Robert E. Lee fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.

- 1880 - Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists.

- 1884 - The American inventor, George Eastman, receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.

- 1898 - The steamer ship SS Mohegan sinks after impacting the Manacles near Cornwall, United Kingdom, killing 106.

- 1908 - The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series. It would be their last one to date.

- 1910 - The English aviator Claude Grahame-White lands his Farman Aircraft biplane on Executive Avenue near the White House in Washington, D.C.

- 1912 - While campaigning in Milwaukee, the former President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, is shot and mildly wounded by John Schrank, a mentally-disturbed saloon keeper. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Mr. Roosevelt still carries out his scheduled public speech

- 1915 - World War I: The Kingdom of Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

- 1926 - The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.

- 1933 - Nazi Germany withdraws from the League of Nations and World Disarmament Conference.

- 1939 - The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.

- 1943 - Prisoners at the Nazi German Sobibor extermination camp in Poland revolt against the Germans, killing eleven SS guards, and wounding many more. About 300 of the Sobibor Camp's 600 prisoners escape, and about 50 of these survive the end of the war

- 1944 - Linked to a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is forced to commit suicide.

- 1947 - Captain Chuck Yeager of the United States Air Force flies a Bell X-1 rocket-powered experimental aircraft, the Glamorous Glennis, faster than the speed of sound at Mach 1.06 (700 miles per hour (1,100 km/h; 610 kn) over the high desert of Southern California and becomes the first pilot and the first airplane to do so in level flight.

- 1952 - Korean War: United Nations and South Korean forces launch Operation Showdown against Chinese strongholds at the Iron Triangle. The resulting Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.

- 1957 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian monarch to open up an annual session of the Canadian Parliament, presenting her Speech from the throne in Ottawa, Canada.

- 1958 - The District of Columbia's Bar Association votes to accept African-Americans as member attorneys.

- 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis begins: A U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance plane and its pilot flies over the island of Cuba and takes photographs of Soviet SS-4 Sandal missiles being installed and erected in Cuba.

- 1964 - Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.

- 1964 - Leonid Brezhnev becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and thereby, along with his allies, such as Alexei Kosygin, the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), ousting the former monolithic leader Nikita Khrushchev, and sending him into retirement as a nonperson in the USSR.

- 1966 - The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid-transit system.

- 1968 - Apollo program: The first live TV broadcast by American astronauts in orbit performed by the Apollo 7 crew.

- 1979 - The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D.C., the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, demands "an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people", and draws approximately 100,000 people.

- 1982 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.

- 1984 - "Baby Fae" receives a heart transplant from a baboon.

- 1998 - Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.

- 2006 - The college football brawl between University of Miami and Florida International University leads to suspensions of 31 players of both teams.

- 2014 - A UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match between the national association football teams of Serbia and Albania had to be abandoned due to serious crowd disburbances.

Famous Birthdays:

- 1542 - Akbar, Mughal emperor

- 1630 - Sophia of Hanover

- 1633 - James II of England/Ireland, James VII of Scotland

- 1644 - William Penn, English businessman, founded the Province of Pennsylvania

- 1873 - Ray Ewry, American jumper

- 1888 - Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand-English author

- 1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States

- 1893 - Lillian Gish, American actress

- 1894 - Heinrich Lübke, German politician, 2nd President of the Federal Republic of Germany

- 1906 - Hannah Arendt, German-American philosopher and theorist

- 1909 - Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver

- 1911 - Le Duc Tho, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1914 - Raymond Davis, Jr., American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1927 - Roger Moore, English actor and producer

- 1929 - Norbert Gastell, Argentinian-born, German voice actor, German voice of Homer Simpson (till 2015)

- 1930 - Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire

- 1939 - Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer, founded the Ralph Lauren Corporation

- 1940 - Cliff Richard, Indian-English singer-songwriter and actor

- 1958 - Peter Kloeppel, German journalist, former chief editor of RTL Television

- 1978 - Usher, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

Quote of the day

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

- Audrey Hepburn -

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Jaslandia, Aldaur, Vista Major, Tserra

Hey [nation=short]Baxten[/nation], Great job on the map but can my capital be Aetofolia please?

Penguania And Antarctica

http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10040684/1/

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Tserra wrote:I dont like how I cannot use my flag as my avatar, because apparently its too big. Every other forum has taken it no problem. Its not a big deal objectively, but it makes Tse sad. :'(

You can use your NS flag link as your avatar in the forums.

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