April 6 – Tartan Day
On the 6th of April each year, the world celebrates the contributions of the Scots to civilization. The date was chosen because it was on 6 April 1320 that the Declaration of Arbroath was signed.
Americans may recognize the sentiment expressed in the document:
"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, that we are fightin…
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