I'm not about to be offended by a company, Google, over a single event. They did, after all, simply fail to remind us about what we already knew. I am not say

I'm not about to be offended by a company, Google, over a single event. They did, after all, simply fail to remind us about what we already knew. I am not saying that major events are not important. But some perspective is required. Google could not properly recognize the world's disasters even if it was extremely vigilant. Unbelievably brutal things are happening all the time; 2009 alone has enough problems to keep Google home pages decorated, and flags at half mast, every single day. Barring that, you don't have to go too far into history to find more. Here are just two examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_disasters_by_death_toll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_disasters... At what point do millions of people around the world feel snubbed when Google doesn't recognize their anniversaries? I personally hope that most people spend at least some time trying to appreciate just what kind of world we live in. Don't feel frustrated because you weren't reminded of what you already knew; instead, be glad of the chance to learn about everything else that's happening. This sort of enlightenment is the first step toward a world with fewer of these atrocities.