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Background Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu…
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#175 Country to visit our BLOG! Thanks for taking a look! Background Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide…
AS THE BLOG GROWS SO DO THE COUNTRIES. HERE ARE THE LATEST WORLD VISITORS TO REACH THE OVER 1000 VIEWS MILESTONE. THANKS FROM US TO YOU AND HOPE WE KEEP GROWING AND GROWING! India (IN) 1,116 Maharashtra 284 Karnataka 223 Delhi 179 Andhra Pradesh 82 Tamil Nadu 68 Gujarat 38 West Bengal 32 Kerala 29…
174th Country to visit our BLOG! WOW…Welcome! Background The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afars minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 following…
WELCOME HAITI YOU ARE THE 172ND COUNTRY TO VISIT OUR BLOG! HOPE TO SEE YOU AROUND MORE! THANKS! Background The native Taino Amerindians – who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by COLUMBUS in 1492 – were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French…
Love this guys attitude about his adventure! Check out his web site, he is very entertaining! MoToGeo by Jamie Robinson The plan was simple; I was going to ride from Long Beach New York to Long Beach Los Angeles, cheaply and alone. I wanted to prove that you didn’t need the latest bike or accessories…
WELCOME SWAZILAND #171 COUNTRY TO VISIT OUT BLOG! LOVE IT! Background Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater…
SOURCE: CBC What an amazing ADVENTURE this bike must have had!
Some More Geography Lessons with our latest country Myanmar! 170th country to stop by! Background Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth was attained…
Matt Stopera BuzzFeed Staff 1. Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza in 9/11, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial. (Getty Images / Justin Lane)
Welcome SPAIN…your country just hit over 1000 views and is the newest country to be highlighted on our BLOG! Thanks for your support and hope to see your numbers grow. Help spread the word….share our address! Spain (ES) 1,039 Madrid 235 Catalonia 187 Andalucia 148 Comunidad Valenciana 104 Pais Vasco 50 Galicia 44 Castilla-La Mancha…
SOURCE: TWISTER SIFTER, CLICK HERE for an AMAZING SITE At 1,013 meters (3,324 ft) in length with a total area of 8 hectares (19.77 acres), the swimming pool at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile is the largest in the world. It was listed officially as the largest swimming pool by area…
Background Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th Century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the…
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