1773- Battles of Lexington and Concord; The American Revolution began after
English troops tried to steal guns
from the colonists.
1783- Treaty of Paris; American Revolution ends. Since the English wanted to
end the war, the colonists received
most of what they wanted, which was to recognize the United States as a
free and independent nation, and to
recognize the countries borders.
Somewhere between the above two dates, the US of A probably stopped
observing the Queen's BD.
Darwin
> ----------
> From: Barbara Patterson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 1998 3:42 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
> Subject: Re: More humor for the weekend
>
> When a Canadian talks about a two-four, (s)he means a case/box of 24
> bottles of beer...unless the Canadian is referring to 'May two-four
> weekend' which is the weekend nearest May 24 (Queen Victoria's birthday)
> which is a long weekend in Canada (during which many two-four's are
> consumed). Are we the only country that still celebrates this?
>
> Have a good weekend.
> :)
> Barb
>
