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Czech Republic: National Day
The national day of the Czech Republic, celebrated on 28 October every year, is a bit of an oddity, as technically it’s celebrating the independence of a state that no longer exists!
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Commonwealth Roll of Honour Project
Details of a volunteer project dedicated to providing a source of online information on Commonwealth war casualties since 1914. Find out how you can help.
Austria: National Day
Austria’s National Day on 26 October commemorates its Declaration of Neutrality in 1955, following the lifting of occupation by the Allied Powers and the recognition of its sovereignty earlier that year.
Stunning spiral
A spiral staircase ascends the interior of the lighthouse at Île Vierge off the north coast of Brittany – the world’s tallest “traditional” lighthouse.