Sirocco's tenth anniversary was observed today, however the expected celebrations and fanfare had to be curtailed in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. »
Joshua Norton, who rose to fame in mid-19th century San Francisco as Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, was remembered here this evening on the 140th anniversary of his passing. »
The 2010s were celebrated and farewelled in this year's Spon Awards, held in Havilland this evening.
Across a variety of categories, the best of both 2019 and the 2010s as a whole were feted in the ceremony, which marked its thirteenth occurrence this year. »
The stroke of midnight brought the crash of drums and the traditional first nuclear explosion of a celebration that has marked the Atomic new year since the Atomic calendar's formal adoption on July 16, 2013 (1 Trinity 68). »
The Dominion of Zona, formerly an independent nation, and since 2012 a collection of three provinces of Sirocco, is to be dissolved, the Government announced today. »
Sirocco has today become a signatory to the Wrythe Convention, an agreement between micronations that condemns sockpuppeting, identity theft, and false claims within micronationalism. »