A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
August 1st , Swiss National Day (similar to July 4th in the States), is approaching fast, so no better way to celebrate than by adding to your knowledge of Swiss history and the birth and forming of the nation a… Read moreA Point in Time: 1802 The War of Sticks
Independence day for Switzerland and America are over for 2017. Taking a quick look at both, there are lots of similarities but some differences, too. Both Swiss and Americans celebrate their national holidays. Depending on which day it falls, many… Read moreSwiss and American Independence Day
In “early August” 1291, during the late middle ages three cantons in what is now central Switzerland, swore an oath of alliance, and I suppose with that, a nation was conceived. Who were they uniting against? Here, my very short,… Read moreSwiss Independence Day
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