On This Day 1999: Scottish Parliament reconvenes for first time in 292 years
It was so typically canny when Winnie Ewing announced the first meeting of the Scottish Parliament in 292 years.
"I want to start with the words that I have always wanted either to say or to hear someone else say - the Scottish Parliament, which adjourned on March 25, 1707, is hereby reconvened."
A breakout of applause and cheering sealed the historic moment at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland building where the new parliament found its first home.
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