[rollei_list] Re: Veterans' Day/Armistice Day/Remembrance Day
- From: David Restall - System Administrator <dave@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx, rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:59:02 +0000
Hi,
> The Armistice which ended the First World War=20
> went into effect at 11:00 AM on 11 NOV 1918, Zone=20
Snip...
> The British Empire used to have a pause of two=20
> minutes at 11 AM on 11 NOV in memory of those who=20
> sacrificed in the Great War. This fell into=20
> abeyance for some decades but there have been=20
> recent efforts, I understand, to revive it.
It never stopped being observed in the UK. I'm 45 and can never
remember a time when there wasn't a fuss about the two minutes silence.
The silence is televised from Trafalgar Square now, some of our courts
(it may be all I don't know) rise for two minutes and there's a major
discussion on mailing lists about whether to wear a poppy or not.
It's still an important event here. This year is the 90th anniversary
so we have had more interest than normal. There's a wealth of coverage
on the BBC website :-
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7720601.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7721396.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7718227.stm>
> Be in peace!
I'll second that :-)
Regards,
David
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