Memphis Stamp Collectors Society

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Memphis Stamp Collectors Society Not a business - Memphis Stamp Collectors Society promotes the interests of all worldwide collectors. Everyone is welcome - visit our website: MSCSstamps.org

It strives to promote the fun and fascination of worldwide stamp collecting.

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August 31, 1991 - Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan declared independence from the Soviet Union.

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August 30, 1999 - Despite violence and intimidation, nearly all registered voters in East Timor took part in a United Nations-organized referendum that set the territory on the path to independence after decades of Indonesian occupation.

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August 29, 1825 - Brazil and Portugal signed the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, formally recognizing Brazil as an independent empire and bringing the Brazilian struggle for independence to a diplomatic conclusion

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August 28, 1937 - Toyota Motor Corporation, now one of the world’s largest automobile makers, was incorporated in Japan. The company had previously been a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works.

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August 27, 1896 / the shortest war in recorded history started—and ended. The Anglo-Zanzibar War erupted after Prince Khālid ibn Barghash seized the sultanate of Zanzibar without British approval. Britain ordered him to step down; he refused. At 9:00 am British warships opened fire on his palace, and 40 minutes later Khālid had fled and his forces were defeated.

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August 26, 1936 - The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty reestablished Egypt as a sovereign state after 50 years of British occupation.

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August 25, 1825 - Uruguay declared its independence from the Brazilian Empire, which had annexed the territory several years earlier. The declaration was a pivotal step in the country’s struggle for sovereignty, and August 25 is celebrated annually as Uruguay’s Independence Day.

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August 24, 2006 - Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet after the International Astronomical Union approved a reclassification of the solar system.

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August 23, 2011 / After rebel forces captured his compound in Tripoli, Muammar al-Qaddafi’s four-decade rule of Libya ended

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August 22, 1893 - American short-story writer and poet Dorothy Parker, who was especially known for her wit, was born

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Memphis, TN
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