What did I do yesterday, Friday 1st February? Nothing, really. Just 'celebrating' Hari Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territories Day) very quietly at home - looking up some facts about these Federal Territories - a history lesson of sorts.
On 1 February 1974, Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory (FT) after having been the capital for the state of Selangor since 1880, also capital for the Federated Malay States since 1896 and capital of Malaya, later Malaysia since Independence in 1957.
Labuan became the second FT ten years later in 1984, followed by Putrajaya which became the third FT on 1 February 2001. Hence FT Day is celebrated on 1 February.
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