Valentine tank According to the most popular one, the design was presented to the War Office on St. Valentine's Day, 14 February 1940, although some sources say that the design was submitted on Valentine's Day 1938 or 10 February 1938. White notes that "incidentally" Valentine was the middle name of Sir John V. Carden, the man who was responsible for many tank designs including that of the Valentine's predecessors, the A10 and A11. Another version says that Valentine is an acronym for Vickers-Armstrong Ltd Elswick & (Newcastle-upon) Tyne. The "most prosaic" explanation according to David Fletcher is that it was just an
Children's Day to tribal mythology. In Slovakia, the day is called International Children's Day ("Medzinárodný deň detí") and is celebrated on 1 June. Children get free entrance to some attractions like zoos. In Spain, this date is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of May, and it is called "Día del niño". In Sri Lanka, Children's Day is celebrated on 1 October. In Sudan, Children's Day is celebrated on 23 December, the birthday of North Sudan's "greatest child" according to tribal mythology. In Suriname, Children's Day or is celebrated on 5 December. Generally, children up to 12 years old receive presents from their