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August 7 is Independence Day in Cote d Ivoire marking 1960, the anniversary of the Battle of Boyaca in 1819 celebrated in Colombia, of the Allied landings on Guadalcanal in 1942, of the US Congress passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 and of the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.","purpose":"Let an agent handle August 7 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["The seventh day of August","Weekday varies by year","Observances vary by place","Julian and Gregorian dates differ by 13 days in this era"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"date","name":"Date","description":"Calendar facts.","layers":[{"id":"weekday","name":"Weekday","description":"Computation.","findings":[{"id":"weekday-finding","name":"Weekday","description":"Weekday.","questions":[{"text":"On which weekday does August 7 fall in this year?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Is it a leap year?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"calendar","name":"Calendar","description":"Julian or Gregorian.","findings":[{"id":"calendar-finding","name":"Calendar","description":"Calendar system.","questions":[{"text":"Is the Julian or Gregorian calendar meant?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What is the equivalent date in the other calendar?","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"observances","name":"Observances","description":"Holidays.","layers":[{"id":"holiday","name":"Holiday","description":"Public holiday.","findings":[{"id":"holiday-finding","name":"Holiday","description":"Holiday status.","questions":[{"text":"Is August 7 a public holiday or observance here?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which tradition or law sets it?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"attribution","name":"Attribution","description":"Traditions.","findings":[{"id":"attribution-finding","name":"Attribution","description":"Attributed observances.","questions":[{"text":"Which countries or communities observe something on this date, according to them?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the observance attributed rather than assumed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"Past events.","layers":[{"id":"events","name":"Events","description":"On this day.","findings":[{"id":"events-finding","name":"Events","description":"Historical events.","questions":[{"text":"Which notable events happened on August 7, according to reliable sources?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Are dates given in the same calendar?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"anniversaries","name":"Anniversaries","description":"Recurring.","findings":[{"id":"anniversaries-finding","name":"Anniversaries","description":"Anniversaries.","questions":[{"text":"Which anniversaries fall on this date this year?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which are round numbers?","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"planning","name":"Planning","description":"Scheduling.","layers":[{"id":"countdown","name":"Countdown","description":"Days until.","findings":[{"id":"countdown-finding","name":"Countdown","description":"Countdown.","questions":[{"text":"How many days until the next August 7?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"From which date?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"work","name":"Work","description":"Working day.","findings":[{"id":"work-finding","name":"Work","description":"Working day.","questions":[{"text":"Is it a working day for this organisation?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Do deadlines move?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["State the position of August 7 in the Gregorian year and its sourced observances.","Name the country behind each observance, such as Cote d'Ivoire or Colombia."],"mustNot":["Treat these national days as universal.","Repeat on-this-day events without a source.","Present one side's account of the Gulf of Tonkin events as settled.","Mix calendars for early events without saying which."],"requiresHuman":["Publishing a commemoration on behalf of a state."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["The date marks wars whose interpretation remains contested.","Independence days carry national identity."],"affectedParties":["Communities marking the date","Veterans and families"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns a date; 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