Another August 16, came and passed; Yet, there were no stories covering the national "fiesta", Dia de la Restauracion, or Dominican Restoration Day. It was all over-shadowed by T.S. Fay, the fatal Tourist Bus Collision, and eclipsed by the swearing in of President Fernandez Reyna for one more term. While some here at DT, may squabble about insignificant, triffling issues, the weightier historical event: "El Grito de Capotillo", was not mentioned at all. I look on the 'net', to see if I could find any mention there. Here's a sample of what I found :

News results for Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Fay Emerges Over Dominican Republic - 15 hours ago

The governments of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba issued warnings. The system will probably affect Cuba sometime later today, and Florida could take ... Hartford Courant - 2433 related articles »

20 die as buses collide in Dominican Republic - The Associated Press - 225 related articles »

Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term - The Associated Press - 136 related articles »

This symbolic date should be vivid in most Quisqueyanos memory. A date when heroic men wrestled for the independence of our flourishing nation; Men who fought for their beliefs, and freed our homeland from servitude, and continued subjugation to foreign interests.

The lack of attention to this historic event reminds me of the quote:

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Jorge (George) Santayana

Dominicans don't see themselves in historical terms, with a destiny.... Only Trujillo, and he was obviouly not the best man for it since his rage plagued dominicans alike, wanted to shape the future of his country...