In addition to what Heigh-ho said, there was a link to an article with an explanation of what it is in the first paragraph. It would have taken you one click, less time than it probably took to type your reply.
To me it was that, plus the tone.
You are not improving it with a passive-agressive apology, you could also say 'sorry, I could have googled that myself before replying'.
It’s about time! We should all be happy about this as it IS a part of our history. Why anybody would be upset by it is strange to me.
All due respect, it doesn’t really matter which one is more meaningful to you.
It was 100% your response and nothing about being perfect. There are plenty on here who said they hadn’t heard of it before, but the difference was they took the time to at least learn the basics before commenting. The link was right there for you. So this isn’t one you can spin on to others.
Being disrespectful often brings offense. It wasn’t a faux pas - it was on purpose. Some people will defend anything though, even when it’s clearly wrong.
So many judgmental people on this thread. But then I’m not surprised by some posters' comments.
After reading through all 8 pages of this thread it seems to me that most posters are only looking at the aspect of getting another paid day off from work, not what this day is supposed to represent. That doesn’t build a very strong case for you to be so self righteous when you don’t agree or like another poster's comments.