Read more“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
– Mark Twain
World Kindness Day 2014
Final Tower of London poppy planted for Armistice Day
The last of 888,246 ceramic poppies has been laid at the Tower of London’s remembrance display at the start of two minutes’ silence to remember those who gave their lives in the service of their...Armistice Day 1920 (Funeral of Unknown Soldier)
Armistice Day in 1920 – funeral of Unknown Soldier as coffin is brought from France to London Cenotaph. Soldiers carry coffin out of (church?) building and load onto wagon. French soldiers. French cavalry rides toward camera on tree-lined road; 2 pairs of...Armistice Day 1918
Retrospective look at Armistice Day. “The greatest day in all history: How they took the news of Germany’s surrender in the largest cities of the world.” High angle shot of large crowd of people moving through a city street. “Armistice Day...Riding the wave: drone-view of Tower of London poppy field
The Tower of London has released previously unseen aerial footage of the Installation of 888,246 ceramic poppies by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. The film captures the near complete installation from unique angles, as a...Read more“More than ever, in this new age of limited resources, we need to nurture the boundless energy and creativity of young women and men to tackle complex new challenges. Quality science education is vital for this, to lay the foundations for a more sustainable future for all.”
– Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
Read more“We must use all of the tools at our disposal, from dialogue and mediation to preventive diplomacy, to keep the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources from fueling and financing armed conflict and destabilizing the fragile foundations of peace”
– Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
