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 Tuesday, 6 November 1945, ‘Rainbird’ wins the Melbourne Cup.
On Tuesday, 6 November 1945, Indonesians reject an offer of autonomy from the Dutch.
On Tuesday, 6 November 1990, Nawaz Sharif is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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