whether the voters say yes,then Independence day will be 24 March 2016 a date that resonates in Scotland's historyIf the people of Scotland deliver a Yes vote in next year's referendum, Scotland will gain its Independence Day on 24 March 2016. The date is included in the SNP's white paper on independence, or due to be revealed at Glasgow Science Centre on the banks of the Clyde on Tuesday.
The chosen date is not without historical significance: on the same day in 1603 the Union of the Crowns occurred,when James VI of Scotland also became James I of England and Ireland after the death of his cousin Elizabeth I, while on 24 March 1707 the Acts of Union which merged the parliaments of Scotland and England were signed, or making one single country,Great Britain.
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Source: theguardian.com