Monday 4 August 2014

Centenary

ON MONDAY 4 AUGUST, EVERYONE IN THE UK IS INVITED TO TURN THEIR LIGHTS OUT FROM 10PM-11PM LEAVING ON A SINGLE LIGHT OR CANDLE TO MARK THE MOMENT THE UK ENTERED THE FIRST WORLD WAR, ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
“The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime” Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, August 1914
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3 comments:

  1. legatus hedlius4 August 2014 at 05:00

    Got our candle ready!

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  2. Ralphus4 August 2014 at 05:42

    good man - so have we

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  3. Chris4 August 2014 at 15:15

    I'm afraid if we tried this is the States, all too many people would say something like, "World War What?"



    Chris Johnson

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