Teleost said:
Will yours make me laugh as much as this one?
No, that’s the problem.
mollwoll’s definition of funny does not include humour.
Also seem to be missing a book from my shelf that was full of all sorts of lovely old world maps.
But this website may be even better https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_world_maps
PS. What the heck is “does the warning mention the spiders?”
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I created the following a few years ago:
Since the end of WW II:
11 Jan 1946. Albania becomes a republic
1 Feb 1946. Second Hungarian Republic
6 Mar 1946. Vietnam becomes a republic, separates from France
25 May 1946. Jordan becomes a kingdom
10 Jun 1946. Italy becomes a republic
4 Jul 1946. Philippines becomes a republic
25 Mar 1947. Indonesia becomes independent of the Netherlands
15 Aug 1947. India splits into India (independent) and Pakistan (under Britain)
30 Dec 1947. In Romania a the kingdom becomes a republic
4 Jan 1948. Burma becomes a republic and independent of Britain
4 Feb 1948. Ceylon splits from India, under Britain
14 May 1948. Palestine splits to form Israel
15 Aug 1948. South Korea becomes a republic
9 Sep 1948. North Korea becomes a republic, independent of Japan
18 Apr 1949. Ireland becomes a republic
23 May 1949. West Germany becomes a republic
1 Oct 1949. China becomes a republic
12 Oct 1949. East Germany becomes a republic
8 Dec 1949. Formosa Chinese nationalists in government
24 Apr 1950. Jordan absorbs Palestine
14 Aug 1950. Indonesia becomes a republic
25 Dec 1950. China absorbs Tibet
24 Dec 1951. Libya becomes independent of Britain and France
15 Sep 1952. Ethiopia absorbs Eritrea, now independent of Britain
1 Aug 1953. Rhodesia & Nyasaland formed, semi-independent of the UK
20 Jul 1954. Cambodia separates from France
21 Jul 1954. Vietnam divides into north and south
15 May 1955. Austria becomes self-governing (previously occupied by 4 nations)
1 Jan 1956. Sudan becomes independent from Britain & Egypt
23 Mar 1956. Pakistan becomes a republic
2 Mar 1956. Morocco becomes independent of France
20 Mar 1956. Tunisia becomes independent of France
6 Mar 1957. Ghana independence from Britain
25 Jul 1957. Tunisia becomes a republic
31 Aug 1957. Malaya becomes independent of Britain
14 Jul 1958. Iraq becomes a republic
3 Jan 1959. USA buys Alaska from the USSR
19 Feb 1959. Cyprus becomes independent of Britain
Mar 1959. China annexes Tibet
3 Jun 1959. Singapore becomes self-governing independent of Malaya
21 Aug 1959. USA annexes Hawaii
30 Jun 1960. Congo becomes independent of Belgium
1 Jul 1960. Somalia becomes a republic
1 Jul 1960. Ghana becomes a republic
16 Aug 1960. Cyprus becomes a republic
1 Oct 1960. Nigeria becomes independent of Britain
31 May 1961. South Africa becomes republic
9 Dec 1961. Tanganyika becomes independent of Britain
19 Dec 1961. India annexes Goa from Portuguese
3 Jul 1962. Algeria becomes independent of France
6 Aug 1962. Jamaica becomes independent of Britain
31 Aug 1962. Trinidad & Tobago becomes independent of Britain
9 Oct 1962. Uganda becomes independent of Britain
9 Dec 1962. Tanganyika becomes a republic
1 Oct 1963. Nigeria becomes a republic
12 Dec 1963. Kenya becomes independent of Britain
27 Apr 1964. Tanzania formed from Tanganyika and Zanzibar
6 Jul 1964. Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) becomes independent of Rhodesia and UK
24 Oct 1964. Zambia becomes independent of Britain
12 Dec 1964. Kenya becomes republic
9 Aug 1965. Singapore separates from Malaysia
11 Nov 1965. Rhodesia becomes independent of Britain
30 May 1967. Biafra separates from Nigeria
8 Sep 1967. Uganda becomes a republic
30 Nov 1967. South Yemen separates from Britain to become a republic
12 Jan 1970. Biafra annexed by Nigeria
2 Mar 1970. Rhodesia becomes a republic
10 Oct 1970. Fiji becomes independent of Britain
17 Dec 1971. Bangladesh splits from Pakistan
22 May 1972. Ceylon renamed Sri Lanka to become a republic
20 July 1974. Cyprus invaded by Turks (Turkey claims part)
31 Apr 1975. Vietnam reunited
25 Jun 1975. Mozambique becomes independent of Portugal
12 Dec 1979. Rhodesia annexed by Britain
18 Apr 1980. Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) becomes a republic independent of UK
26 Oct 1983. US troops invade Grenada
20 Dec 1989. US troops invade Panama
11 Mar 1990. Lithuania independent from USSR
3 Oct 1990. Germany formed from East and West Germany
17 Apr 1946. Syria becomes independent of France
25 May 1946. Jordan becomes independent of the League of Nations
10 Feb 1947. Italy loses Libya to Britain & France
14 Aug 1947. Pakistan becomes independent of Britain
4 Feb 1948. Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) becomes independent of Britain
11 May 1949. Siam becomes Thailand
19 Jul 1949. Laos becomes independent of France
18 Jun 1953. Egypt becomes a republic
2 Oct 1958. Guinea becomes independent of France
1 Jan 1960. Cameroon becomes independent of France
27 Apr 1960. Togo becomes independent of France
20 Jun 1960. Senegal and Mali becomes independent of France
26 Jun 1960. Madagascar becomes independent of France
1 Jul 1960. Somalia becomes independent of Italy
1 Aug 1960. Benin (as Dahomey) becomes independent of France
3 Aug 1960. Niger becomes independent of France
5 Aug 1960. Burkina Faso (as Upper Volta) becomes independent of France
7 Aug 1960. Ivory Coast becomes independent of France
11 Aug 1960. Chad becomes independent of France
13 Aug 1960. Central African Republic becomes independent of France
15 Aug 1960. Republic of the Congo becomes independent of France and a republic
17 Aug 1960. Gabon becomes independent of France
20 Aug 1960. Senegal splits from Mali
26 Nov 1960. Mauritania becomes independent of France
27 Apr 1961. Sierra Leone becomes independent of Britain
16 Jun 1961. Kuwait becomes independent of Britain
1 Oct 1961. Cameroon takes over extra land from Britain
1 Jul 1962. Rwanda becomes independent of Belgium
1 Jul 1962. Burundi becomes independent of Belgium
16 Sep 1963. Malaya takes Sarawak and North Borneo from the British to form Malaysia
21 Sep 1964. Malta becomes independent of Britain
18 Feb 1965. The Gambia becomes independent of Britain
26 May 1966. Guyana becomes independent of Britain
1 Jul 1966. Burundi becomes a republic
30 Sep 1966. Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland) becomes independent of Britain
4 Oct 1966. Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) becomes independent of Britain
10 Jun 1967. End of six-day war between Israel and Egypt, Jordan & Syria
30 Nov 1967. South Yemen forms from Aden and South Arabia
12 Jun 1968. South West Africa (formerly part of South Africa) becomes Namibia
6 Sep 1968. Swaziland becomes independent of Britain
12 Oct 1968. Equatorial Guinea becomes independent of Spain
23 Feb 1970. Guyana becomes a republic
24 Apr 1970. The Gambia becomes a republic
19 Apr 1971. Sierra Leone becomes a republic
3 Sep 1971. Qatar becomes independent of Britain
1 Dec 1971. United Arab Emirates (formerly Trucial States) becomes independent of Britain
1 Jun 1973. British Honduras renamed Belize
10 Jul 1973. Bahamas becomes independent of Britain
10 Sep 1974. Guinea-Bissau becomes independent of Portugal
13 Dec 1974. Malta becomes a republic
12 Jul 1975. São Tomé and Príncipe becomes independent of Portugal
16 Sep 1975. Papua New Guinea becomes independent from Australia
11 Nov 1975. Angola becomes independent of Portugal
14 Nov 1975. Western Sahara on independence from Spain was split between Morocco and Mauritania
25 Nov 1975. Suriname becomes independent of the Netherlands
28 Nov 1975. East Timor becomes independent of Portugal
30 Nov 1975. Dahomey becomes Benin
5 Jan 1976. Cambodia becomes Kampuchea
17 Jul 1976. Indonesia absorbs East Timor
1 Aug 1976. Trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic
27 Jun 1977. Djibouti becomes independent of France
1 Apr 1979. Iran becomes an Islamic republic
Aug 1979. Mauritania withdraws from Western Sahara
21 Sep 1981. Belize becomes independent of Britain
4 Aug 1984. Upper Volta becomes Burkina Faso
1 Jan 1986. Aruba becomes independent of the Netherlands
7 Oct 1987. Fiji becomes a republic
1 May 1989. Kampuchea becomes Cambodia
18 Jun 1989. Burma becomes Myanmar
13 Sep 1989. Poland becomes a republic
23 Oct 1989. Hungary becomes a republic (again)
21 Mar 1990. Namibia becomes a republic
30 Mar 1990. Estonia independent from USSR
4 May 1990. Latvia independent from USSR
22 May 1990. Yemen forms from North Yemen and South Yemen
24 May 1991. Eritrea becomes independent from Ethiopia
25 Jun 1991. Independence of Croatia and Slovenia from Yugoslavia
25 Sep 1991. Independence of Macedonia from Yugoslavia
26 Dec 1991. Breakup of the USSR, forming 1. Armenia, 2. Azerbaijan, 3. Belarus, 4. Estonia, 5. Georgia, 6. Kazakhstan, 7. Kyrgyzstan, 8. Latvia, 9. Lithuania, 10. Moldova, 11. Russia, 12. Tajikistan, 13. Turkmenistan, 14. Ukraine, 15. Uzbekistan
28 Apr 1992. Independence of Bosnia & Herzegovina from Yugoslavia
1 Jan 1993. Czechoslovakia splits into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
1 Jul 1997. China takes Hong Kong from Britain
31 Dec 1999. Panama takes the Canal Zone from the USA
20 May 2002. East Timor becomes independent of Indonesia
4 Feb 2003. Yugoslavia becomes Serbia & Montenegro
3 Jun 2006. Serbia & Montenegro separate
28 May 2008. Nepal becomes a republic
Feb 2008. Kosovo’s independence from Serbia gets partial recognition
September 15, 1946. People’s Republic of Bulgaria
14 May 1948. Israel a republic when formed
January 26, 1950. Constitution of India
1 Jan 1956. Sudan a republic when formed
30 Jun 1960. Congo a republic when formed
1 Jul 1962. Rwanda a republic when formed
September 27, 1962. Yemen (north) becomes a republic
October 9, 1963. Uganda becomes a republic (oops, here twice)
January 12, 1964. Zanzibar becomes a republic
24 Oct 1964. Zambia a republic when formed
9 Aug 1965. Singapore a republic when formed
July 6, 1966. Malawi becomes a republic
30 Sep 1966. Botswana a republic when formed
30 Nov 1967. South Yemen a republic when formed
January 31, 1968. Nauru becomes independent of United Nations as a republic
12 Oct 1968. Equatorial Guinea a republic when formed
November 11, 1968. Maldives becomes a republic
September 1, 1969. Libya, King Idris I deposed by Gaddafi
March 18, 1970. Cambodia (as Kampuchea) becomes a republic
July 17, 1973. Afghanistan King deposed
December 8, 1974. Greece becomes a republic
March 21, 1975. Ethiopia/Eritrea becomes a republic
25 Nov 1975. Suriname a republic when formed
December 2, 1975. Laos becomes a republic
June 29, 1976. Seychelles becomes independent of Britain as a republic
November 3, 1978. Dominica becomes independent of Britain as a republic
July 12, 1979. Kiribati becomes independent of Britain as a republic
September 21, 1979. Central African Republic becomes a republic
March 12, 1992. Mauritius becomes a republic
24 Sep 1993. Monarchy restored in Cambodia
1 Feb 1958. Egypt and Syria merge to form the United Arab Republic
28 Sep 1961. Syria leaves the United Arab Republic
2 Sep 1971. The United Arab Republic is renamed Egypt
25 Oct 1971. UN recognition of communist China replaces Taiwan government
17 Sep 1978. Israel returned the Sinai to Egypt
Countries that have changed their name
Aden & South Arabia
Basutoland
British Honduras
Bechuanaland
Burma
Ceylon
Dahomey
East Pakistan
French Somaliland
Gold Coast
Kampuchea
Nyasaland
Rhodesia
Siam
South West Africa
Trucial States
Upper Volta
Yugoslavia
