December 31 - this day in history

[alyn]

December 31, 1687 the first Huguenots depart France for the Cape of Good Hope.

[kacyds]

Had to google Huguenots, since I have never heard of this word before. For anyone else, like me, The Huguenots were French Protestants.

Thanks for learning me something today alyn..... 3920004554

[youpiao]

Dec 31, 2015 10:00:47 GMT -5 kacyds said:

Had to google Huguenots, since I have never heard of this word before. For anyone else, like me, The Huguenots were French Protestants.

Thanks for learning me something today alyn .....

And here I thought these were the guys in that story of Jason and the Huguenots. 

[youpiao]

This Day in #History
Dec 31, 1857: Queen Victoria selects Ottawa as the capital city of Canada.

Canada, Scott Nr 159 (1929) #stamps #stampcollectin

[jonesy]

Dec 31, 2018 2:32:05 GMT -5 youpiao said:

Dec 31, 2015 10:00:47 GMT -5 kacyds said:

Had to google Huguenots, since I have never heard of this word before. For anyone else, like me, The Huguenots were French Protestants.

Thanks for learning me something today alyn .....

And here I thought these were the guys in that story of Jason and the Huguenots. 

Now thats bloody funny