June 2008
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Today is the Icelandic National Day!
Icelandic National Day - June 17, 1944, was chosen as the day that The Republic of Iceland (Lýðveldið Ísland) was formed. Iceland had formerly been under Danish rule. The formation of the republic repealed the 1918 Act of Union.
Due to Denmark being occupied by German forces and Iceland by the British at the time, Denmark did not have as much influence over Iceland and, mainly for simplicity,...