Remember the first half of the 20th century? Odds are you don’t. That’s OK, governments do–when they want to. (By the way, African-Americans, Congress says we’re sorry over 130 years later for that minor slavery mishap.)
Spain remembers. And they remember dictator Francisco Franco, who came to power in 1939. Apparently, he was named honorary mayor of Madrid and adopted son of the city, but no more! The city has stripped him of those titles, just 30 short years after his death.
Also, Madrid stripped Franco of the hot dog eating contest honors he got from 1951 to 1954, where he placed first, second, fourth and first, respectively.