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Flag Day
Flag Day anniversary of the adoption of the American flag in 1777. It is celebrated on June 14 but is not a legal holiday.... Read more |
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United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS On 10 December 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following this act, the Assembly called upon all member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration... Read more |
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Bicentennial
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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Clark University
CLARK UNIVERSITY Sigmund Freud's only visit to the United States was in 1909, when he was invited by G. Stanley Hall, first president of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, to deliver a series of lectures to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the university. Hall invited twenty-seven... Read more |
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Biennale
Biennale (or Bienal or Biennial). An art exhibition held every two years, particularly a large and prestigious exhibition of international scope. The first to be founded and still the most famous is the Venice Biennale, instituted in 1895 as the ‘International Exhibition of Art of the City of... Read more |
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Ohio Casualty Corp
Ohio Casualty Corp. 136 North Third StreetHamilton, Ohio 45025-0001U.S.A.(513) 867-3000Fax: (513) 867-3964 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1919 as Ohio Casualty Insurance Corp.Employees: 4,300Operating Revenues: $56.5 millionStock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 6331 Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance;... Read more |
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Music Festivals
MUSIC FESTIVALS MUSIC FESTIVALS commemorate anniversaries, celebrate religious or ethnic traditions, or offer music of a composer, period, or type; they can range from a single event to many events encompassing days or even a season. The earliest festivals in the United States date from the... Read more |
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Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). The feast, which celebrates the founding of the sacrament of the Eucharist, was established generally in 1264 with an office by St. Thomas Aquinas, which... Read more |
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RELIGION BRIEFS
...Cedar Lake United Methodist Church...Day, First United Methodist...dedicating two services...1515. GARY Anniversary events New...St., is celebrating its 59th...at Christ United ... |