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Gibraltar Recognised as a British city, 180 years
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Asia One ^
| AUGUST 29, 2022
Posted on 08/29/2022 8:45:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Gibraltar finally joined the official list of British cities on Monday (Aug 29), after 180 years in which its status, granted by Queen Victoria, had been overlooked due to an administrative error.
The British overseas territory bid to become a city earlier this year as part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, but research in the National Archives established it had in fact been granted city status in 1842.
"It is excellent to see official recognition given to the City of Gibraltar, a huge accolade to its rich history and dynamism," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at asiaone.com ...
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To: nickcarraway
Spanish people are very sad.
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posted on
08/29/2022 9:17:22 PM PDT
by
AlaskaErik
(In time of peace, prepare for war.)
To: nickcarraway
It took 180 years to eat it?
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posted on
08/29/2022 9:27:07 PM PDT
by
Revel
To: nickcarraway
Great place….the airport runways are also used for auto and truck traffic.
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posted on
08/29/2022 9:30:26 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: nickcarraway
Gibraltar rocks, but across the Mediterranean they’re Moroccan.
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posted on
08/30/2022 1:49:13 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: nickcarraway
In ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’, Lennon caused an uproar with the line ‘we can get married in Gibraltar NEAR Spain’. Spain claims that Gibraltar is part of Spain.
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posted on
08/30/2022 3:03:42 AM PDT
by
originalbuckeye
('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
To: nickcarraway
City or not its great ...
Those monkeys look like they were drycleaned right before you see them
The Siege Caves are amazing ...
To: Revel
Probably not they cant grow anything there Most of the food is flown in ...
To: Revel
Yeah, I helped eat the last bite.
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posted on
08/30/2022 5:24:34 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: nickcarraway
Thanks nickcarraway. PM Boris Johnson? This is a few months old then. :^)
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posted on
08/30/2022 11:02:47 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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