White House to recognize accomplishments of LGBT Americans

June is Gay & Lesbian Pride Month and the White House will recognize the accomplishments of  lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) Americans next Monday, June 29th, to commemorate the 40th...

Russia Marks 68th Anniversary of Nazi German Invasion in WWII

June 22, 2009 marks the 68th anniversary of Nazi German Invasion of Soviet Union. On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germans under the direction of Adolf Hitler began the unannounced invasion of the Soviet Union in what later...

NAACP Commemorates 100th Anniversary with Plaque

Mayor Bloomberg presented a plaque today commemorating the first NAACP meeting and 100th anniversary taken place on May 30th, 1909. "The NAACP is getting a plaque at the Manhattan site where the organization held its first meeting 100 years ago. " The first NAACP meeting...

Thousands attend vigil for Tiananmen's 20th in Hong Kong

Over 150,000 people came to honor the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests in Victoria Park, event organizers said Thursday. Francesca Ayala reports from Hong Kong. " HONG KONG -- Thousands of people...

Tiananmen Voice will remain

Over the last two decades, China has materialistically developed far beyond their expectations.  The national growth rate meritoriously pounded on a high note of 10 digits. It is primarily due to the economic liberalization formula, which Premier Deng had adopted, but Zhou...

Hillary Clinton asks China to account for the deaths in Tiananmen

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has asked China to account for the deaths in the Tiananmen Square protests 20 years ago on the anniversary of the tragic event. Clinton said that China should release those...

Sichuan China Earthquake One Year Anniversary: Regaining Ground

May 12 marks the anniversary of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province of China. Exactly a year ago today, 69,000 people were killed, 374,000 injured and 18,000 went missing when an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit...

Parents of the China earthquake victims told they can't mourn

Parents of the children that died in the China earthquake, May 12th 2008, have been told by Chinese authorities that they cannot hold memorials or morn for their deaths on that day as they risk imprisonment. It was...

Protesters gather across US to mark sixth anniversary of Iraq War

About three hundred protestors have gathered in Washington DC this morning to mark the sixth anniversay of the US invasion of Iraq. More than 1,000 groups sponsored the protest in DC today and many said that Obama...

Dalai Lama blasts 'brutal crackdown' in Tibet

As the 50th anniversary for the failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet is taking place today, the World is waiting breathless for any further escalation of the violence already begun. Burning cars, bombings...

Tibet: 50 years on the world remembers

This weekend saw the beggining of the marking of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of 10th of March 1959, through marchs and protests around the world. Despite 50 years of efforts by the Dalai...

175 Years of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Crosspost from Gaia.com In one local paper, Toronto Star, they have 175 reasons to love Toronto.  I really will not try to list 175 things that I love about Toronto.  Before I go on to the blurb, I shall let you in that it is Toronto's 175 years of being a...

Charles Darwin turns 200 - celebrations in the UK

Charles Darwin would have been 200 today, and celebrations are taking place all over the world to celebration the 200th anniversary of the naturalists's birth. No country is taking these celebrations more seriously than the UK. Darwin Day has a list of over 650 events in 42...

Happy Birthday Motown! 50 Today!

Motown - one of the greatest ever record labels is 50 years old today (12th January 2009). Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder - the list goes on and on - hit after hit after hit! Berry...

Barbie dolls celebrates 50th anniversary and toy world dominance

When Toy company Mattel's launched Barbie Dolls half century ago, they would have never thought that this product will become a legend. Barbie Dolls, continues to be played with and collected by many children and...

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