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 12 March 1845, St John the Baptist Church in Reid, Canberra, is consecrated.
On Monday, 12 March 1945, WWII: Swinemünde is destroyed by the USAAF killing an estimated 8,000 to 23,000 civilians, mostly refugees saved by Operation Hannibal.
On Monday, 12 March 1990, Cold War: Soviet soldiers begin leaving Hungary under terms of an agreement to withdraw all Soviet troops by June 1.
On Monday, 12 March 1990, Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected Chilean president since 1970.
On Sunday, 12 March 2000, Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages.
On Sunday, 12 March 2000, A Zenit-3SL launch fails due to a software bug.
On Thursday, 12 March 2015, The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant becomes allies with fellow jihadist group Boko Haram, effectively annexing the group.
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