Remembrance Day - 11th November
Do you know that Remembrance Day is “(...) observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918.
Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month (...)”
in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day
The Cenotaph at Whitehall, London on Remembrance Day 2004
Go to these links and learn more.http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/how-the-nation-remembers/remembrance-sunday
http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/7152413-remembrance-in-london
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2014/nov/11/remembrance-day-last-poppy-tower-london-video
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/remembrance-day-recap-updates-queen-4596776
888,246 ceramic poppies infill the tower of london for remembrance day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2jrbxgu4Gk&list=UUdlktQvYRPgMVyvf_u-uZxA
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