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BICENTENNIAL BICENTENNIAL. The 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was the country's most broadly celebrated anniversary. Like the 1876 centennial, it followed a period of social tension that created an ominous backdrop for the event. The bicentennial represented,... Read more
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KING ARTHUR CELEBRATES 200 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING FLOUR
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...flour company, it is the oldest company in New England, outdating even the "Old Farmer's Almanac." To help celebrate its upcoming 200th anniversary -- one that was kicked off last night with a medieval-style dinner in Worcester -- let...
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Andersen's fairy tales: Denmark celebrates the birth of the presumably gay...
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) ...especially clear this year, as the Danes celebrate the 200th anniversary of the writer's birth with a series of suitably storybook...evidence of some possible horseplay; Andersen's almanac at the time refers to worry over his pain in his penis...

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