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 11 March 1845, New Zealand Wars open with the Flagstaff War: Chiefs Kawiti and Hone Heke lead 700 Māoris, in the burning of the British colonial settlement of Kororāreka (modern-day Russell, New Zealand).
On Sunday, 11 March 1945, The Empire of Japan establishes the Empire of Vietnam, a puppet state which will last only until August 23, with Bảo Đại as its ruler.
On Sunday, 11 March 1945, Sammarinese general election gives San Marino the world’s first democratically elected communist government, which will hold power to 1957.
On Sunday, 11 March 1990, Criminal Abe Saffron is released from prison.
On Sunday, 11 March 1990, The Queensland Government introduces new heritage laws to protect heritage buildings from demolition by developers.
On Sunday, 11 March 1990, Singing Revolution: The Lithuanian SSR declares independence from the Soviet Union with the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
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Neville Buch