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Wadensday 26 August 2020

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Robert Burns (25 Januar 1759 in Allowa, Ayrshire – 21 Julie 1796 in Dumfries), cawed Robbie or Rabbie Burns, is the naitional poet o Scotland. He wrate in Scots, wi whiles some Inglis influence. He is widely kent as the Naitional Makar o Scotland, an his wark is celebrate aw ower the warld. Athort the warld he is the best kent o the mony makars that haes wrocht in the Scots leid, tho he forby screived mony poems in Inglis an in a kynd o licht Scots that can be eithly read by fowk nae sae acquaint wi Scots, within an furth o Scotland. Burns is aften regairdit as a pioneer o the Romantic Muivment, an efter his daith he became a seembol an important springheid o inspiration tae the foonders o baith Leiberalism an Socialism. He haes become a cultural icon o Scotland an aw, baith in Scotland itsel an amang Scots that haes flittit tae fremmit airts.

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26 August:

1768 – Caiptain James Cook sets sail frae Ingland on buird HMS Endeavour.
1791 – John Fitch is grantit a Unitit States patent for the steamboat.
1883 – The 1883 eruption o Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage. (picturt)
1920 – The 19t amendment tae Unitit States Constitution taks effect, giein weemen the richt tae vote.
1944 – Warld War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.

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