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August 16 is Restoration Day in the Dominican Republic marking the start of the 1863 war against Spanish rule, and the anniversary of the surrender of Detroit to British forces in 1812, of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester in 1819, of the first issue of Sports Illustrated in 1954 and of the death of Elvis Presley in 1977.","purpose":"Let an agent handle August 16 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["The sixteenth 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 16 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 16 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 16, 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 16?","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":["Compute the weekday and day of year for August 16 in a given year.","List observances on August 16, naming the country or tradition each belongs to, such as Restoration Day in the Dominican Republic."],"mustNot":["Present a national holiday of one country as observed everywhere.","State on-this-day events without a source.","Mix Julian and Gregorian dates when reporting historical events of August 16."],"requiresHuman":["Scheduling official or legal deadlines that fall on a public holiday."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Holidays on this date carry national memory of independence and restoration struggles.","Wrong dates can cause missed deadlines or appointments."],"affectedParties":["People in countries that observe it","People with deadlines that day"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns a date; 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