Battle of Britain Day Petition
 

I didn't notice this posted here yet, so I thought I'd take it upon myself.


If you are a British citizen or resident and wish to see the 15th of September recognized as Battle of Britain Day, then this petition is in place for Downing Street to take notice of.


http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/BattleofB...attleofbritain

Slight correction to what you said above. You can be a British citizen or a resident to sign the petition. I am just a resident. I have to wait another few years before becoming a citizen. Anyhow I can sign it which is the important thing. I'm doing so right now. :up:

Ahh... my eyes must've been seeing what they wanted to after seeing that I couldn't rightfully sign myself.

I'll fix up the first post to correct that.

:up:

Do any other battles have their own day?

There is pretty much a day for everything these days except sadly a Subsim day. :cry:

Yeah :)

I mean, are there publically recognised Agincourt/Waterloo/Bannockburn (ED- nope!) celebration days?

Speaking as an American, I think the continued mythologizing of WWII is a little dangerous.

I had studied in school that WWII in Russia is like a religion. It was only years later I came to realize it is the same thing here, just on much less obvious levels.:hmm:

Is it a coincidence that Rome became a much more decadent society within 2 generations of their defeat of Hannibal Barca and Carthage? I think for both America and Britain, the Germans and the Japanese were our Carthage.

Pearl Harbor and D-Day are big events over here. At least from a television programming perspective.:D

Speaking as a Born Brit where do I sign
Speaking as a Canadian Resident Can I ?

Speaking as a student of history.

@Heibges
No we should never allow ourselves to forget the best and worst that
were capable of ...................ever.

Hmm...but selected days of remembrance are never about even-handed approaching of historical events, are they?

I think we should have a Nelson day too when he won the battle of Trafalger.

WHAT!? :o

There isnt a day for BoB!? Please do sign the petition! That's something that should not be forgotten, the pilots didnt die so they would be forgotten later, even 60 years after the battle.

I think it's celebrated....just not officially.

Same as 6th June. Any Brits want to clarify?

I agree, but that is different than celebrating a specific battle.

Granted :hmm:

I think is rightly humble that in the United States we celebrate Veterans Day to honor all veterans, and Memorial Day to honor dead veterans.

Although, Memorial Day has evolved into a day to remember all loved ones who have passed away.