Is it just me, or the fact that it’s Israeli Independence day (aka al-Nakba (”the catastrophe”) in muslim circles) today (really tonight, although I suppose it depends on where you are) too obvious?
The actual reading of the declartion was around 4:00 in the afternoon, I think. What time was this in Boston?
I think 9 am.
Many things are today: Tax Day, Patriot Day, Israeli Independence Day, sinking of the Titanic, 1st Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated (1948), and Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by President Lincoln.
Busy day in history.