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.
| Wednesday, 2 March 1921 | Cornelius Edward Gallagher born, American politician (d. 2018) |
| Wednesday, 2 March 1921 | Robert Simpson born, English composer (d. 1997) |
| Saturday, 2 March 1946 | British troops withdraw from Iran according to treaty; the Soviets do not. |
| Saturday, 2 March 1946 | Ho Chi Minh is elected President of North Vietnam. |
| Saturday, 2 March 1946 | George E. Stewart died, American Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872) |
| Tuesday, 2 March 1971 | Roman Čechmánek born, Czech hockey goalie |
| Tuesday, 2 March 1971 | Method Man born, American rapper born, record producer born, and actor |
| Tuesday, 2 March 1971 | Karel Rada born, Czech footballer |
| Tuesday, 2 March 1971 | Manami Toyota born, Japanese professional wrestler |
| Monday, 2 March 1981 | Good Morning Australia premieres on Network Ten, marking the return of breakfast television to Australian television screens. |
| Monday, 2 March 1981 | Lance Cade born, American professional wrestler (d. 2010) |
| Monday, 2 March 1981 | Bryce Dallas Howard born, American actress |
| Saturday, 2 March 1991 | Serge Gainsbourg died, French singer (b. 1928) |
| Saturday, 2 March 1991 | Mary Howard (a.k.a. Josephine Edgar) died, British romance novelist (b. 1907) |
| Saturday, 2 March 1996 | A federal election is held. The Liberal/National coalition defeats the Labor government of Paul Keating with a landslide two-party preferred vote of 53.9% and a 45-seat majority, one of the biggest wins since World War II. |
| Saturday, 2 March 1996 | Australian federal election, 1996: The Liberal/National Coalition led by John Howard defeats the Labor Government led by Prime Minister Paul Keating. Howard was sworn in on March 11. |
| Saturday, 2 March 1996 | Lyle Talbot died, American actor (b. 1902) |
| Friday, 2 March 2001 | Victorian Premier Steve Bracks pleads for Transurban to drop its $36 million compensation claim against the State. |
| Friday, 2 March 2001 | The Taliban begins destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas. |
| Wednesday, 2 March 2011 | Allan Louisy died, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (b. 1916) |
| Wednesday, 2 March 2016 | Roger Hickman died, yachtsman |
| Wednesday, 2 March 2016 | Prince Oscar born, Duke of Skåne |
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Neville Buch
Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.
Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.