1918 - Latvia declares its independence from Russia.

1918年的今天，拉脱维亚宣布脱离俄国独立。

背景资料：

A region and former country of northern Europe on the Baltic Sea. Conquered and Christianized by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the 13th century, Latvia passed under Russian control in the 18th century. It became independent after World War I but was annexed by the U.S.S.R. in 1940.

拉脱维亚：北欧波罗的海沿岸一地区和从前的国家。13世纪被利沃尼亚佩剑骑士团征服并开始信奉基督教，拉脱维亚于18世纪被沙皇接管。于一次大战后独立，但是1940年并入苏联版图。