Showing posts with label Sweden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweden. Show all posts
Sunday, August 21, 2011
On this Date in 1772...
...King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot. His mother had always said that he was rather bright.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
On this Date in 1628...
Friday, July 8, 2011
On this Date in 1859...
...King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway. Thus embarking on the most confusing rule of the two countries in history.
Monday, June 13, 2011
On this Date in 1952...
...Catalina affair: a Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter. What exactly they were doing off the coast of California is still under investigation.
On this Date in 1952...
...Catalina affair: a Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter. What exactly they were doing off the coast of California is still under investigation.
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