World Calendar Day
World Shared Table Day
A day for the meals, manners, recipes, and ordinary hospitality that help people understand one another.
Equatorial Guinea Edition
September 1, 2030
World Shared Table Day leads today's complete edition for Equatorial Guinea.
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Sunday, September 1, 2030
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World Calendar Day
Looking Back at 1800 Day
The British East India Company has taken Bengal after the Battle of Plassey and the wealth is draining out. The muslin weavers are being forced out of business. The Permanent Settlement locks land ownership into British-friendly landlord hands. The famine of 1770 killed a third of the population. The next famine is coming.
Regional/Cultural Day
Inicio del Curso Escolar
The uniforms are ironed. The shoes are polished. The children line up outside schools across Malabo, Bata, Ebebiyin, and every town in Rio Muni. The teachers greet them. The parents photograph them. The school year begins with the same mixture of dread and hope that every school year everywhere begins with. The only difference is the heat.
