Centenary
Today exactly 100 years ago:
“1st President of Czechoslovakia led a gathering of 25 delegates from 12 Central & East European nations at Independence Hall, and delivered the Declaration of Common Aims, a Declaration of Independence for these nations.”
- Picture taken by me in September 2009
Then 2 days later, on October 28 1918, the independence of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed by the Czechoslovak National Council in Prague.
Even Czechoslovakia as a country does not exist anymore, both nations Czech and Slovakia, certainly celebrate this historic moment, which took place exactly 100 years ago.
I am glad I can share this moment with such a great community as Wealthy Affiliate.
Have a great weekend :)
Michal
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Hi, Michal.
Paul Mindra here from Canada.
Thank you for sharing some History. I come from a Country that gained its Independence from the British Empire in 1947.
Is the actual date of Czech Independence October 26th or October 28th? There seems to be some conflict online as to the date in which Czech ambitions for a self governing independent state were finally realized.
As a side note, 1918 also marked the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic, that killed 50-100 million people worldwide.
Here in Canada, we mark 11-11-11 (HR-DD-MM) every year as 'Remembrance Day' with a few moments of silence.
Thank you for your post.
Kindest regards,
Paul.
Hi Paul,
The official date is 28th of October 1918.
But 2 days earlier, October 26th was signed The Pittsburgh Agreement. This document helped to create the Czechoslovakia.
2 Different nations of Czechs and Slovaks decided to create one republic to hold a stronger positions against Germanisation and Hungarisation and also to protect the culture of Slovaks and Czechs.
That is nice to have a such Remembrance day 11-11-11.
I guess the armistice was signed at 11 am in the rail car.
Thank you Paul for the comment.
Cheers
Mike
Hi, Michal
Thank you for your correspondence back.
You are correct in both the former and latter of my inquiry regarding the dates Oct. 26 & Oct. 28, 1918.
Re: Armistice:
Nov. 11, 1918 | World War I Ends
On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end following the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany that called for a ceasefire effective at 11 a.m.– it was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
The armistice, drafted in three days in the Allied war zone in France’s Compiegne Forest, was not intended to be a permanent peace treaty. The four Allied powers (Britain, France, Italy and the United States) met in Paris to draft a formal peace treaty.
Germany was not asked to participate.
The resulting Treaty of Versailles imposed severe punitive measures against Germany, forcing its leaders to accept guilt for the war, pay billions in dollars, relinquish 10 percent of its territory as well as its colonies, and agree to restrictions on its military. Germany, which was in no position to continue the war, had little choice but to sign the treaty. -Source [learning dot blogs]
Mike,
What direction are you going in?
I confess that I have not read your posts but will do so.
It seems, MMO.
There is much more to it.
Touch base soon.
Paul.
Hi Paul,
Sorry for being late with my response.
Actually my direction is MMO and also product reviews as an Amazon Affiliate.
But I see now, I am doing the exactly same mistake like many other newbies I believe - Simply I can not work on 9-5 job + 2 different niches.
The thing is, I want give a shot to promote WA using my site and Facebook (very targeted) Ads, and I am curious about the outcome.
Based on the result I might continue on MMO, creating a good content where people will find advises and some tips.
If the results are not good, I will go on with the product review site.
Ideally would be, to earn money from MMO and use them to outsource the other site :)
Well, I guess I need to slow down and focus on 1 thing only.
Thank you Paul for your comment and for stopping by
Cheers
Mike
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Thanks Michal!
I admit I don’t know much about the history of your country but I enjoyed your post and learning more about it.
Happy Centenary!
KyleAnn