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One Day in History
Oct. 16th, 2006 06:52 am"The details of a day in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Britons will reportedly be recorded and compiled into a digital time capsule that will be stored permanently at the British Library.
The 'One Day in History' project, described as a 'blog for the national record,' will feature British celebrities such as actors Stephen Fry and Derek Jacobi, and the writer Bill Bryson contributing to the compilation, along with any Briton with access to the Internet who wants to participate, The Sunday Times reported... any Briton who logs on to the website www.historymatters.org.uk can also submit their own contribution.
Anyone who participates is asked to submit between 100 and 1,000 words about their day on Tuesday [17th October], in either English or Welsh -- the project was inspired by mass observation exercises conducted by sociologists through and since World War II to record the details of daily life." [article]
What a brilliant idea.
The 'One Day in History' project, described as a 'blog for the national record,' will feature British celebrities such as actors Stephen Fry and Derek Jacobi, and the writer Bill Bryson contributing to the compilation, along with any Briton with access to the Internet who wants to participate, The Sunday Times reported... any Briton who logs on to the website www.historymatters.org.uk can also submit their own contribution.
Anyone who participates is asked to submit between 100 and 1,000 words about their day on Tuesday [17th October], in either English or Welsh -- the project was inspired by mass observation exercises conducted by sociologists through and since World War II to record the details of daily life." [article]
What a brilliant idea.
