July 11 - Brucie's Bday

 It was on this day of 1274 that "Robert the Bruce" was born.

Robert who aided in the revolt of Scotland against the English and won the Battle of Bannockburn.  He was King in 1306 until his death in 1329.

October 14 - Scottish Standards

 Scots have invented a lot of things.. go check it out.

And, on this day in 1322 Robert the Bruce defeated the English in an area around Yorkshire (ooh, my favourite pudding) at the Battle of Old Byland.

This defeat helped cement Scottish independence.  (Ironically, this is also the day that the English lost the battle of Hastings)

Woot woot.

That independence led to the nation that is/was Scotland to further thrive (sure, still had its ups and downs) but it allowed generations of inventors.

And if you're going to invent something, it's going to lead to needing to define its use or measurement... something scientists call standards.

You've heard of Wifi?  There are different standards required for the types of wifi connections.  Same with USB connections or myriads of others.  You may have even seen operations/business options with ISO (international organization for standardization).

World Standards Day was set up in in 1946, yet wasn't celebrated until 1970.

Just goes to show, if you're going to have a special day, let's not wait too long to celebrate it.