Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us of some dates where the local, state, national, and global perspectives entwine.
What Time is It? It is flow of a sandstorm that will on each day compress somewhere into a structure – sandstone, selected and only remembered in the longue durée.
On Wednesday, 3 November 1920, born Kath Walker, poet and activist (died 1993)
On Tuesday, 3 November 1970, Democrats sweep the U.S. Congressional midterm elections; Ronald Reagan is reelected governor of California; Jimmy Carter is elected governor of Georgia.
On Tuesday, 3 November 1970, Salvador Allende becomes president of Chile.
On Saturday, 3 November 1990, Gro Harlem Brundtland assumes office as Prime Minister of Norway.
On Friday, 3 November 1995, After a six-month trial, David Harold Eastman is convicted by a jury of the assassination of Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester. He is sentenced to life imprisonment and can only be released by approval of the ACT parliament, Federal Parliament and the Governor-General.
On Friday, 3 November 2000, Widespread flooding occurs throughout England and Wales after days of heavy rain.
On Tuesday, 3 November 2015, Horse racing: ‘Prince of Penzance’ wins the 2015 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the cup in the history of the race.
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