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Remembrance Day 2008

I bet if I asked fifty people on the street why Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11, most of ‘em wouldn’t have a clue.  But if I asked fifty Europeans, particularly the Brits, they’d know why November 11 is special.  It’s Remembrance Day, the day that the armistice was signed ending World War I.

This year, it’s the 90th anniversary.  And if that seems like ancient history to you, consider this: the Great War blew away the optimism and confidence of a Europe that had enjoyed peace and increasing prosperity for a hundred years.  And it paved the way for the excesses of the Roaring Twenties that culminated in worldwide economic collapse.

In other words, it was a lot like now.

Full post as published by Jenkins Webblits on November 11, 2008 (boomark / email).