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Donald Dewar elected as First Minister of the new Scottish Parliament.
Donald Dewar elected as First Minister of the new Scottish Parliament. …

Election for the new Scottish Parliament
Election for the new Scottish Parliament …

Naomi Mitchison, prolific Scottish writer, died
Naomi Mitchison, prolific Scottish writer, died Naomi Mitchison, (1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) the prolific Scottish writer, died on January 11, 1999. She was known for her diverse body of work, which included novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Often called a doyenne of Scottish literature, she wrote over 90 books of historical and science fiction, travel writing and autobiography. …

Ship-wrecked Elizabeth McClean emerges in sand
Ship-wrecked Elizabeth McClean emerges in sand Buried in the sand at Lahinch for almost 100 years, the ship-wrecked Elizabeth McClean emerges to allow a salvage operation to take its valuable cargo. The 58-foot schooner, laden down with Liscannor stone, sank off the Clare coast in 1904, bound for Glasgow …

Referendum on Devolution which approved the creation of a new Scottish Parliament by a substantial majority.
Referendum on Devolution which approved the creation of a new Scottish Parliament by a substantial majority. …

Stone of Destiny, stolen by the English, returned to Scotland, 700 years later
Stone of Destiny, stolen by the English, returned to Scotland, 700 years later The Stone of Scone (/ˈskuːn/; Scottish Gaelic: An Lia Fàil; Scots: Stane o Scone), also known as the Stone of Destiny, is an oblong block of red sandstone that was used originally in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland and, after the 13th century, the coronation of the monarchs of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. …

First deaths from E-coli outbreak in Lanarkshire, Scotland
First deaths from E-coli outbreak in Lanarkshire, Scotland Wishaw is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Glasgow city centre. …

Sorley MacLean, poet, died
Sorley MacLean, poet, died Sorley MacLean 26 October 1911 – 24 November 1996) was a Scottish Gaelic poet, described by the Scottish Poetry Library as “one of the major Scottish poets of the modern era” because of his “mastery of his chosen medium and his engagement with the European poetic tradition and European politics”. …

Stone of Destiny on which generations of Scottish kings had been crowned, returned to Scotland, 700 years after it had been removed by King Edward I of England
Stone of Destiny on which generations of Scottish kings had been crowned, returned to Scotland, 700 years after it had been removed by King Edward I of England …

George Mackay Brown, poet and novelist, died.
George Mackay Brown, poet and novelist, died. George Mackay Brown (17 October 1921 – 13 April 1996) was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist with a distinctly Orcadian character. He is widely regarded as one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century. …