The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

May 11, 2009

May 11, 1949

On this date, May 11, 1949, the country of Siam officially renamed itself Thailand. It is an interesting fact that the cat has been bred rather more carefully in Asia, witness the Siamese cat (still called Siamese), and Himalayan. Nor there did the cat ever suffer the eclipses of fortune which it saw in the west.
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