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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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Sidney Lanier
Sidney Lanier , 1842-81, American poet and musician, b. Macon, Ga., grad. Oglethorpe College 1860. His first work, the novel Tiger-Lilies (1867), was based on his experiences as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. An accomplished musician, Lanier was first flutist of the Peabody Orchestra,... Read more |
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Gentex Corp
Gentex Corporation 600 N. Centennial St.Zeeland, Michigan 49464U.S.A.(616) 772-1800(800) 444-GNTX; (800) 444-4689Fax: (616) 772-7348Web site: http://www.gentex.com Public Company Incorporated: 1974Employees: 1400Sales: $186.32 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: GNTXSICs: 3231... Read more |
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Rock Bottom Restaurants Inc
Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. 248 Centennial Parkway, Suite 100 Louisville, Colorado 80027-1675 U.S.A. Telephone: (303) 664-4000 Fax: (303) 664-4199 Web site: http://www.rockbottomrestaurantsinc.com Private Company Incorporated: 1994 Employees: 6,500 Sales: $264 million... Read more |
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Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library founded in 1848, chiefly through the gift of Joshua Bates, and opened to the public in 1854. It is the oldest free public city library supported by taxation in the world and the first to allow its patrons to borrow books and other materials. Its present building on Copley... Read more |
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antique collecting
antique collecting the assembling of items of aesthetic, historical, and often monetary value from earlier eras. The term antique initially referred only to the preclassical and classical cultures of the ancient world. It is now applied to old artifacts of all cultures. Legally and traditionally,... Read more |
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Hyde Athletic Industries Inc
Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc. Centennial Industrial ParkCentennial Drive, P.O. Box 6046Peabody, Massachusetts 01961U.S.A.(508) 532-9000Fax: (508) 532-6105 Public Company Incorporated: 1912 as A.R. Hyde and SonsEmployees: 362Sales: $102.56 million (1995)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 3149... Read more |
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exposition
exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress. Expositions have also been important for their emphasis on scientific and technological... Read more |
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Sir Henry John Newbolt
Sir Henry John Newbolt 1862-1938, English poet and historian. He is best remembered for his vigorous and imperialistic poems of the sea, collections of which include Admirals All (1897), The Sailing of the Long Ships (1902), and Drake's Drum and Other Songs of the Sea (1914). The centennial... Read more |
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James Albert Michener
James Albert Michener , 1907-97, American author, b. New York City, grad. Swarthmore, 1929. His short-story collection Tales of the South Pacific (1947; Pulitzer) was adapted into the successful Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific (1948). His more than 40 novels, many best sellers and... Read more |
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How suite it is: Tulsa Ballet toasts centennial with 'Celebrate Oklahoma'.
...part of the Oklahoma Centennial kick-off, I knew...artistic director of Tulsa Ballet. "And this...50th anniversary of Tulsa Ballet, so we also...something to thank Tulsa for all the support...Sooner state with its official state ... |
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EDITORIAL: Centennial: Tulsa receives its share of funding.(Editorial)
...Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission will go to Tulsa and the Oklahoma...for projects to celebrate the state's centennial...have been done to celebrate the state's 100th...1.2 million of Tulsa's funding ... |
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Tulsa already gearing up for state centennial: The centennial committee has...
...kickoff, Tulsa's centennial committee...commemorated its own centennial, Tulsa's kickoff...Oklahomans to celebrate our history...Oklahoma Centennial. The celebration...celebration. The Tulsa ... |
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CELEBRATE OKLAHOMA AT TULSA PAC
The city of Tulsa issued the following news release: A Centennial milestone will be...concert of the new Tulsa Symphony Orchestra...Productions opens its season at the PAC...are $25 and $22. Tulsa Ballet presents an...trilogy of ballets. ... |
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EDITORIAL: Celebrate: Centennial gets needed funding.(Editorial)
...projects marking the centennial. It has been a long...progressive senators from Tulsa. Charles Ford...Oklahoma City and Tulsa will get $4 million...will kick off in Tulsa next fall and events...states before it, celebrate the most ... |
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Tulsa, Okla., Airport and Museum Honor Wright Brothers' Flight Anniversary.
...News Dec. 17--Centennial of Flight activities...held Wednesday in Tulsa in conjunction...the founding of Tulsa Municipal Airport. The Tulsa Air and Space Museum...terminal, will celebrate the centennial...economic impact and ... |
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Oklahoma Centennial Booms in Tulsa: Skies Show Sooner Spirit: Route 66...
...minutes, downtown Tulsa boomed Saturday...watching the Oklahoma Centennial Extravaganza...and fireworks, Tulsa's skyline came...production for Tulsa, it required FAA clearance for its staggering candle...their state and ... |
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ONEOK Turns 100 Years Old Today; Employees Celebrate Company's Centennial.
TULSA, Okla., Oct. 12...and CEO. "ONEOK's Centennial is a celebration of the...To commemorate the Centennial, celebrations were held...Time that day. During its 100th year, ONEOK completed its largest transaction in... |
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6 Milestone Anniversaries
...February 8-10 in Calgary, and February 16-17 in Edmonton. * 50 years: Reaching its golden year, Tulsa Ballet helps Oklahoma celebrate its centennial with a triple bill of Agnes de Mille's Rodeo. Daniel Pelzig's Nine Lives and Oklahoma... |
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Oklahoma Oil and Gas Industry Centennial Celebrated in Bomb...
...at the Cowboy Hall of Fame Thursday to celebrate the first 100 years of the industry in...with a gala luncheon at the museum. From its beginning, when prospectors drilled into...what was then Indian Territory, through its rowdy, wildcatter days of the 1910s and... |
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