The Mississippifarian

Thanks to Kay for reminding me that it’s Syttende Mai: THE GREATEST NATIONAL DAY OF INDEPENDENCE IN THE WORLD!

Yeah, yeah, the Fourth of July is cool too, but seriously, how can throwing British tea into Boston Harbor compare with shrugging off the shackles of Swedish oppression?

picture of a Swedish banker
(courtesy of the Royal Norwegian archives)

Ah, but the French Revolution — now there was an independence day!

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