|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
|
Anniversaries
... Read more |
|
anniversary
... Read more |
|
|
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 |
|
Birthday
Birthday The celebration of the anniversary of one's birth is a phenomenon of modern industrial society. It is connected to the rise of a scientific way of thinking and to new attitudes about children and childhood. Perfection of the calendar by the Egyptians and Mesopotamians enabled people to... Read more |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Corrections Corp. of America
Corrections Corporation of America 10 Burton Hills BoulevardNashville, Tennessee 37215U.S.A.(615) 263-3000Fax: (615) 269-8635 Public Companyincorporated: 1983Employees: 7,410Sales: $462.2 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 8744 Facilities Support Services Celebrating its 15th... Read more |
|
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 |
|
Independence Day
Independence Day 1. also called Fourth of July a U.S. holiday observed every July 4 to commemorate the adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Although observance of the holiday began in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776, the day was not made a legal... Read more |
|
|
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square large public square in Beijing , China, on the southern edge of the Inner or Tatar City. The square, named for its Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), contains the monument to the heroes of the revolution, the Great Hall of the People, the museum of history and revolution, and the... Read more |
No reference documents or articles match the search term Indians rights supporters protest as Brazil celebrates 500th anniversary
Suggestions: