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English: First Nations Indigenous Australian protest, "Day of mourning", 1938, Russell Clark, from photo-mechanical print published in 'Man' magazine, ...
A similar but rarely-used concept exists at the European Union-level and Arab League-level and are called a European Day of Mourning and Arab League Day of Mourning. The European Commission first introduced the concept on 12 September 2001, when a day of mourning was declared across EU member states for the victims of the September 11 terrorist ...
March 29, 1827 Austrian Empire: Vienna ~20,000 [1] Funeral of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: November 18, 1852 United Kingdom: London: 1,500,000 [2] Funeral and burial of Abraham Lincoln: April 19 – May 3, 1865 United States: East and Midwest: 150,000 [3] State funeral of Victor Hugo: June 1, 1885 French Third Republic: Paris ...
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On the national day of mourning, the federal government will be closed, as will the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. All governmental flags will be lowered to half-staff for 30 days following.
The Day of Mourning was a protest held by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January 1938, the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet and the British colonisation of Australia. It was held to draw attention to the poor treatment of Aboriginal people and entrenched racial discrimination.
STORY: With the day declared a national holiday, a memorial ceremony attended by 600 dignitaries was held at Parliament House in Canberra for Queen Elizabeth, who died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on ...
The National Day of Mourning is an annual demonstration, held on the fourth Thursday in November, that aims to educate the public about Native Americans in the United States, notably the Wampanoag and other tribes of the Eastern United States; dispel myths surrounding the Thanksgiving story in the United States; and raise awareness toward historical and ongoing struggles facing Native American ...