🇬🇧 English History Time 🇬🇧

101 years ago today: 11am on Tuesday

11th November 1919, crowds in London observe the very first '2 minute silence' for those killed in the Great War (World War I). The men have removed their hats out of respect for the fallen. (@StuartHumphreys on Twitter)


Every year, on the Sunday closest to November 11th (known as Remembrance Sunday), the British public will fall silent as Big Ben rings at 11am, for 2 minutes, out of respect and remembrance for those killed in war. It is a tradition still observed today in the UK.