On this day in history.

[Richard Brown]

Interesting! At that time, Austria already was republic again:

Karl Renner and Adolf Schärf, Leopold Kunschak and Johann Koplenig declared Austria's secession from the Third Reich by the Declaration of Independence on 27 April 1945 and set up a provisional government in Vienna under state Chancellor Renner the same day. (The date is officially named the birthday of the second republic.)

Wikipedia

That was 10 days before Germany's surrender.

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[J. A.]

That was 10 days before Germany's surrender.

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Yes. We are unique.

 

[scifan57]

May 9, 1914; Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first, national, Mother's Day Holiday. Mother's Day was set as the 2nd Sunday in May.

 

[J. A.]

May 10, 1497: Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.

 

[scifan57]

May 10, 1497: Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.

And ended up having two continents named after him.

 

[J. A.]

And ended up having two continents named after him.

I always thought of North and South America as one continent. That's the way I learned it at school long time ago.

 

[zstairlessone]

I always thought of North and South America as one continent. That's the way I learned it at school long time ago.

Technically with the canal they are separate. Now Europe and Asia...

 

[J. A.]

Now Europe and Asia...

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[zstairlessone]

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With nary but a wee bit of mountains between them I always had trouble seeing them as two continents . Now it is second nature, but when I was 7 and 8 - different story. I think I used to exasperate my teachers

 

[J. A.]

With nary but a wee bit of mountains between them I always had trouble seeing them as two continents . Now it is second nature, but when I was 7 and 8 - different story. I think I used to exasperate my teachers

If a canal separates two continents, then mountains do so as well.
So the term "Eurasia" was invented by you? ;-)

 

[zstairlessone]

If a canal separates two continents, then mountains do so as well.
So the term "Eurasia" was invented by you? ;-)

No, but I did think I invented spit wads for a while when I was that young. I was crushed to find out it wasn't so

 

[twerppoet]

If a canal separates two continents, then mountains do so as well.
So the term "Eurasia" was invented by you? ;-)

On the other hand, if that skinny isthmus could be considered a reason to make the Americas one continent, then it wouldn't be Eurasia, It would be Eurasica: Afroasiop? Eurafrasia? Aseurofica? I'm beginning to see why people are happy to stick with the traditional continents, however faulty their designations might be.

 

[J. A.]

On the other hand, if that skinny isthmus could be considered a reason to make the Americas one continent, then it wouldn't be Eurasia, It would be Eurasica: Afroasiop? Eurafrasia? Aseurofica? I'm beginning to see why people are happy to stick with the traditional continents, however faulty their designations might be.

May I suggest (as the one living here): Afrasopa?

 

[scifan57]

May 10, 1869; The Presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met at Promontory, Utah to drive the ceremonial last spike which signified the completion of the first transcontinental Railroad in the United States.

 

[twerppoet]

May I suggest (as the one living here): Afrasopa?

Sounds better than my attempts, and I suppose native Afrasopians should get to pick their own name.