November 11 in Britain and France

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Apparently all went well in Britain.


Standstill: The scene in Lloyd's of London at 11am, with thousands of brokers joining in the two-minute silence





But in France, there was a contingent out booing Hollande. Seventy people were arrested. Jeez, can't forget politics for one day!





A chart from The Economist, showing the terrible death tolls from WW I.


Armistice Day humiliation for Hollande as he's booed at Arc de Triomphe ceremony where 70 are arrested in violent protests | Mail Online
 

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Apparently all went well in Britain.


Standstill: The scene in Lloyd's of London at 11am, with thousands of brokers joining in the two-minute silence





But in France, there was a contingent out booing Hollande. Seventy people were arrested. Jeez, can't forget politics for one day!





A chart from The Economist, showing the terrible death tolls from WW I.


Armistice Day humiliation for Hollande as he's booed at Arc de Triomphe ceremony where 70 are arrested in violent protests | Mail Online

Percentage would probably mean more than numbers in terms of the impact on the population of those nations.