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10 Historical Facts about Thailand

  • The Wat Phra Kaew Temple

    The Wat Phra Kaew Temple
    The Wat Phra Kaew temple was built in 1782 which is a big deal in Thailand because it is Thai Buddhism, the emrald Buddha.
  • Bangkok Snake Farm

    Bangkok Snake Farm
    Bangkok established a snake farm to help Thailand's people survive from their poisonous snakes. And all of the venom was taken to produce anti-venom for snake bites. This farm was the 2nd oldest kind in the world.
  • Silpakorn

    Silpakorn
    Silpakorn is the largest fine arts university in Thailand. It wa made and funded in 1933 and it was funded by an Italian supture named Corrado Feroci.
  • The renameing of Thailand

    The renameing of Thailand
    The origianal name of Thailand was Siam. The Siames constituent assembly voted for the change of the name. The word Muany Thai or Thailand means ( The land of the free).
  • The Franco-Thai war

    The Franco-Thai war
    The Franco-Thai war was between Thailand and Vichy, France, the war was over certain areas of french Indochina, the land was once owned by Thailand and they wanted it back. During the fall of france, the king of Thailand decided it was a good time to take back their land.
  • Thailand declared war

    Thailand declared war
    In 1942 Thailand declared to Great Britin and the US. This all did not happened because while the the Thailand ambassador was in Washington refused to deliver declaration to the United States government.
  • Thai amry seized power

    Thai amry seized power
    In the year of 1957 the Thailand army finaly seized power of the capital which is Bangkok.
  • Moving aginst the military

    Moving aginst the military
    In 1973 thousands of Thai people acted and demonstrated aginst the Thai military. In the prosces about 77 people were killed.
  • Thai & Vietnam

    Thai & Vietnam
    In 1976 Thailand and Vietnam established some diplomatic relationships. They made a deal and they were to be friendly with each other.
  • Bombers atack

    Bombers atack
    In 2007 there was a an ambush of rebles in the southern tip of Thailand and when the bombs went off they left about 11 people dead.