The definition of Macedonia is a major source of confusion due to the overlapping use of the term to describe geographical, political and historical areas, languages and peoples. Ethnic groups inhabiting the area use different terminology for the same entity, or the same terminology for different entities. Geographically, no single definition of its borders or the names of its subdivisions is accepted by all scholars and ethnic groups. Demographically, it is mainly inhabited by four ethnic groups, three of which self-identify as Macedonians: One Slavic group does so at a national level, while another, Bulgarians, as well as a Greek one do so at a regional level. Linguistically, the names and origins of the languages and dialects spoken in the region are a source of controversy. Politically, the use of the name Macedonia has led to a diplomatic dispute between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. Despite intervention from the United Nations, the dispute is still pending full resolution. Read the rest of this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_%28terminology%29 _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1732: The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden in London. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Opera_House) 1815: Michel Ney, Marshal of France, was executed by a firing squad near Paris' Jardin du Luxembourg for supporting Napoleon Bonaparte. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Ney) 1941: World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy made its attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor) 1949: Chinese Civil War: The government of the Republic of China relocated from Mainland China to Taipei on the island of Taiwan. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei) 1995: The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_spacecraft) _____________________ Wikiquote of the day: May memory restore again and again The smallest color of the smallest day: Time is the school in which we learn, Time is the fire in which we burn. -- Delmore Schwartz (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Delmore_Schwartz)