Guinness, Ireland's most famous beer, is celebrating it's 250th anniversary. The founder of the brewery, Arthur Guinness, signed a 9,000-year lease on the brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin on Sept. 24, 1759...
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The world is remembering the eight anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, which killed nearly 3,000 people, but tens of thousands of others now mourn the deaths of those who unvoluntarily paid...
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North Korea marked its 61st anniversary today with a vow to "mobilize all military strengths and mercilessly annihilate the aggressors" if they attack, according to the Rodong Sinmun, the country's main newspaper in Pyongyang. The anniversary of the regime's founding is one...
Seventy years ago today, the deadliest conflict in human history began as Germany invaded Poland. Today, leaders of twenty countries gather in Gdansk, Poland, to commemorate the war. Leaders of many of the...
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A year ago on August 26, 2008, the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia were officially recognized by Russia as two independent states. The recognition of independence came in the wake of the "five-day"...
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There are unconfirmed rumors President Obama was born in Hawaii.Hawaii is about the size of New Jerseyor about half the size of Nova Scotia with a population of 1,300,000.It is a major tourist destination for...
Today Hiroshima is mourning the 64th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city by United States forces during World War II. Nuclear weapon Little Boy's blinding blast and its infamous mushroom cloud doomed the...
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" Georgia has accused Russia of trying to seize more of its territory as the anniversary of last year's brief war between the two countries approaches. Tbilisi said Russian troops had been moving border posts...
"A piece of lunar history lies in India" "As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, few know about the role played by Indian scientists. The first men on the moon— Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin— collected 21.7 kg of rock...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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