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Old 16-01-2006, 11:06   #50
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Re: Britain/British day...

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
Hmm well the thing about the USA is that Independance Day has a point because it commemorates their Independance, and Thanksgiving has a point too for similar reasons so do we actually have a day which means something to Britain?
November the fifth, when the plot to upseat democracy was foiled.

My history's a bit hazy, and I'm too lazy to look it up, but wasn't it when James I/ James VI of Scotland was on the the throne? Which means it was after unification, so it could be 'British Day'.
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