It's that time again: another Blog of the Month. A little late, but you know what they say, better late for the party than no party at all!
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September theme:
Where were you when...?
September seems to be a month for big world happenings. Many of us have been pre-occupied with the events unfolding in the United Kingdom following the death of their monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. That got us thinking. Those of us of a certain age all have memories of international events, and more particularly where we were when they happened.
For this month's #bom edition, we want to know about that event that will forever stick in your head. It must be something that hit the national news in your country or which made the world stop and pay attention. Events that spring to my mind are
- the announcement that Nelson Mandela would be free(d)
- the first moon landing
- the Tiananmen Square protests
- the fall of the Berlin Wall
Tell us about one or more such events that are seminal in your life, why, and what you were doing when it all went down.
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Many stories stood out for me so I had to carefully select this.
Here is my entry please
https://ecency.com/hive-106316/@hivedeb/the-story-was-not-toldhttps://ecency.com/hive-106316/@hivedeb/the-story-was-not-toldhttps://ecency.com/hive-106316/@hivedeb/the-story-was-not-told
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Thank you @ninahaskin 🤗
This month's BOM had me writing about some memories of over 2 decades ago and here's my participation :)
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@ifarmgirl/where-were-you-when-the
Here's my entry:
https://ecency.com/hive-106316/@talon12/the-fight-for-the-soul
How bad all that happened, but how good that they fought against all that abuse now it's just history. Something that will remain in the memory of an entire town.
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Hoping to hear many stories from our Silver Bloggers - here is my ineligible entry If only he still walked among us
These are dates that are not forgotten not only because of the seriousness of the event but also because an unexpected death of a family member happens, and the father of one! That is to always keep it in mind. Wow, Mandela is very much loved in his country, it's great when a president does something good for his citizens.
I like this topic very much, in my country many things have happened as in our neighboring country Colombia
My entry my dear friends:
https://hive.blog/hive-106316/@isabelpena/where-was-i-when-king-of-pop
Hello here is my entry https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@devania/a-tragedy-behind-a-human-error
So many major events have happened over a lifetime, great topic open for all to ponder.
Delighted to bring these memories to this magnificent challenge. Here is my entry. Greetings.
https://ecency.com/hive-106316/@fragozar01/where-were-you-when-february
After some time away from the community, this month's topic motivated me to participate because it made me remember something that I will never forget and I am sure that it marked the lives of many people in the country where the events took place and around the world.
Thank you, greetings @hive-106316
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@soyunasantacruz/shocking-news-that-left-me-with-memories-una-noticia-impactante-que-me-dejo-recuerdos
My ineligible entry.
My entry for the September BoM
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@fahmidamou/bom-where-was-i--largest-refugee-influx-in-the-world
Happy to be here participating
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@actioncats/the-wall-that-fell
This is my entry, an event that changed the face of the world.
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@thebigsweed/teaching-in-a-community-that-suffered-the-loss-of-many-friends-and-family
Greetings community, here I bring you my participation to the Blog of the Month:
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@germanandradeg/where-were-you-when-it-happened-july-20th-september-11th
hello, Here's my entry:
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@hexagono6/venezuela-and-its-double-reign
My contribution: https://ecency.com/hive-106316/@iwannabeme/where-were-you-when
Hello!!
https://ecency.com/hive-106316/@brujita18/the-day-after-vargas-eng
Hi! My entry
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@tere.alv/the-moon-landing-or-sleep
Hi Silvers Friends!
This is my participation:
https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@mjvdc/it-started-like-any-monday-33-years-ago