Memorial Day, always celebrated on the last Monday in
May. We also celebrate Martin Luthor King's Birthday
on a Monday and Columbus Day on a Monday. I think
Columbus Day should be on the day he came to America,
because discovering America is just as important as an
anniversery.
--- Kathy Salkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> What? Oh, you mean "911" - well why then is 12/7/41
> so easy or Armistice Day,
> or D-Day or Memorial Day, etc? It's because these
> are dates of significance.
> They tend to stick in people's minds. In the UK,
> "911" is not the universal
> emergency number (I think it's either "999" or
> "888") and they will remember
> 9-11 for the rest of their lives because of the
> significance of the date.
> People don't need memory tricks for that sort of
> thing, especially if it's an
> important date in history.
>
> Kat
>
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:14:33 -0700 Chester Worwa
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > It's easy to remember because of the emergency
> > number.
> >
> > --- Kathy Salkin wrote:
> > > Yes, mandated by the Church's tradition. Not
> > an
> > > anniversary like Pearl
> > > Harbour or Veterans Day (Nov. 11) or 9/11.
> > Let's
> > > face it, Chester, people
> > > will always remember "9/11" and not that it
> > happened
> > > on a Tuesday.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > > On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 04:59:23 -0700 Chester
> > Worwa
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Easter is always on a Sunday.
> > > >
> > > > --- Salkin Kathleen wrote:
> > > > > No, Wednesday, because it happened on
> > 9/11.
> > > > > Wouldn't have any meaning if we
> > > > > celebrated Xmas the same day of the week
> > > > every year,
> > > > > would it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Kat
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Chester Worwa"
> > > > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > > > > To:
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 7:58 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Tomorrow
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I think today should have been the day
> > to
> > > > remember
> > > > > > because it happened on Tuesday, not
> > > > Wednesday.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Trisha Cummings wrote:
> > > > > > > Greetings to All,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am so hopeful that all goes
> > well
> > > > tomorrow.
> > > > > DC
> > > > > > > is once again seemingly
> > > > > > > under seige - anti-aircraft pieces,
> > the
> > > > > military,
> > > > > > > air patrols again.
> > > > > > > Tomorrow - right outside my building
> > will
> > > > be a
> > > > > > > dedication of a specially
> > > > > > > cast bell for 9/11 - its my
> > > > understanding one
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > sent to NY also. Our
> > > > > > > building has what looked liked a huge
> > > > flag on it
> > > > > -
> > > > > > > obsured the view from
> > > > > > > many of our offices - so imagine my
> > > > surprise -
> > > > > when
> > > > > > > I looked at it from
> > > > > > > outside and it didn't seem large. I
> > will
> > > > take
> > > > > > > pictures and post them to the
> > > > > > > yahoo in a day or two. In the while -
> > > > everyone
> > > > > take
> > > > > > > care.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Brightest
> > > > Blessings
> > > > > from
> > > > > > > DC - Trisha
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > __________________________________________________
> > > > > > Yahoo! - We Remember
> > > > > > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000
> > > > lives lost
> > > > > > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > __________________________________________________
> > > > Yahoo! - We Remember
> > > > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000
> > lives
> > > > lost
> > > > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
> > > >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Yahoo! - We Remember
> > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives
> > lost
> > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
> >
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