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.
| 10 February 1871 | Étienne Constantin de Gerlache died, 1st Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1785) |
| Friday, 10 February 1961 | George Stephanopoulos born, American political consultant and commentator |
| Wednesday, 10 February 1971 | Lorena Rojas born, Mexican actress (d. 2015) |
| Wednesday, 10 February 1971 | Lisa Marie Varon born, American professional wrestler |
| Wednesday, 10 February 1971 | Annie Wood born, American actress born, writer and television personality |
| Tuesday, 10 February 1981 | Townsville International Airport opens in Townsville |
| Tuesday, 10 February 1981 | Uzo Aduba born, American actress |
| Tuesday, 10 February 1981 | Natasha St-Pier born, Canadian singer |
| Tuesday, 10 February 1981 | Holly Willoughby born, British television presenter |
| Tuesday, 10 February 1981 | Hubert Shirley-Smith died, British civil engineer (b. 1901) |
| Sunday, 10 February 1991 | The South Australian Government announces its first $1 billion bail-out of the State Bank of South Australia. |
| Sunday, 10 February 1991 | American animated comedy series The Simpsons debuts on Network Ten. |
| Sunday, 10 February 1991 | Emma Roberts born, American actress and singer |
| Sunday, 10 February 1991 | C. J. Anderson born, American football player |
| Saturday, 10 February 1996 | Christina Parie born, singer-songwriter |
| Saturday, 10 February 1996 | Bosnian Serbs break off contact with the Bosnian government and with representatives of Ifor, the NATO localised force, in reaction to the arrest of several Bosnian Serb war criminals. |
| Saturday, 10 February 2001 | In Western Australia, the Liberal/National coalition government of Richard Court is voted out and replaced by the Australian Labor Party (ALP), led by Geoff Gallop. |
| Saturday, 10 February 2001 | Lewis Arquette died, American actor (b. 1935) |
| Wednesday, 10 February 2016 | The Commonwealth Bank of Australia posts a $4.6 billion profit for the past six months, an increase on the same period last year. |
| Wednesday, 10 February 2016 | Trade Minister Andrew Robb announces that he will not contest the next election, and intends to pursue a career in the private sector. |
| Wednesday, 10 February 2016 | The 2017 Closing the Gap report is released, and shows that little progress has been made on increasing the life expectancy of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. |
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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.
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