I'm sure you've seen them - commercials promising a "genuine" US Inaugural Presidential Dollar, showing a picture of President-elect Barack Obama, depicted in full color, for $9.95 plus shipping and handling. ...
One year after her assassination former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is coming to the pockets of her citizens. Her big portraits have been hanging on the government buildings, billboards,...
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Celebrating the China's first space walk, People's Bank of China has announced the issue of commemorative coins. "The People's Bank of China, the central bank, said on Monday that it would issue a set of gold and...
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As prices for metals have risen throughout the world "metal theft" has become increasingly common. In the UK, police have launched an initiative to tackle the problem."Police have launched a nationwide blitz on the theft of metal, a fast-growing crime fuelled by rising prices...
"Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 1, 2008 –- The vocal group, Bounding Main, on their first European tour, will be bringing their spirited music to American troops at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany in early August. ...
"The story of a police officer hit and killed by a train last year in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, while trying to rescue a woman on the train tracks has been turned into an illustrated book.
The commemorative publication will be offered at a memorial service in Tokyo on Saturday to...
The U.S. Postal Service recently approved a 41¢ postage stamp commemorating famed pop-artist and musician, Ukulele Ray, for his contribution to art and music with his invention of the Lunchbox-A-Lele, a cross...
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Taiwanese commemorate 60th Anniversary of massacreToday marks the 60th Anniversary of the 228 Incident, a large-scale protest against Chinese Nationalist rule that led to the deaths of nearly 28 000 people on...
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"One day, very possibly one day soon, ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro will die -- and a nascent committee sponsored by the city of Miami wants to be ready.
So it's planning a party.
The event, still in the very early planning stage, would be held in Little Havana's Orange...
" KINGSTON, Jamaica - Bob Marley's records long ago went platinum. Now the Bank of Jamaica is releasing commemorative coins in gold and silver with the late reggae superstar's dreadlocked likeness. The 1,000 coins, produced by the British Royal Mint, are being sold for $100...
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Ohio National Guard fired a total of 67 shots in 13 seconds. Students killed: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, William Schroeder. Students wounded: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, James Russell, Donald Scott Mackenzie, Robbie...
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