I hate getting into semantic battles, and if this is one, I quit. Martin
said "Hm, not that important of a date here in Europe but well known in the
US, I assume."

If the meaning was that the event was important but the date was not well
known, I agree with you. If the meaning was "not that important of a date
here in Europe " then, of course, my initial post makes my point.

Michael


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"Michael 182" wrote in message
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Agreed, but see my post on distinguishing the date from the event.
Following
your analogy, Americans should be able to immediately identify the
day/month
a certain person became Reichskanzler. Or, for a closer analogy, the day
Britain declared war.

But I do realize I'm putting (alternative) words into Martin's mouth.

-- David Brooks