Jordan Edition
World Public Clock Day leads today's complete edition for Jordan.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A day for bells, watches, phones, station clocks, school clocks, prayer times, opening hours, and the agreements people make with time.
The anniversary of the assassination of King Abdullah I in 1951 at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The day is observed with ceremonies and the laying of wreaths. Abdullah I was the founding king of Jordan, and his death at the hands of an assassin is a reminder that the Hashemite kingdom was built on sacrifice.
