Lithuania, Poland celebrate Grunwald victory - The Baltic Times
Jul 15, 2010 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
GRUNWALD - Thousands of tourists and history buffs have joined Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and her Poli...Tags: Anniversary, Baltic Times, Counterpart, Dalia, History Buffs, Lithuania, Poland, Tourists, Victory
Russian legislature OKs bill naming Sept. 2 as day of victory over Japan
Jul 8, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Russia's legislative lower house passed a bill Wednesday designating Sept. 2 as the anniversary of the end of World War II, effectively stipulating it a day commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Japan. Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers on Sept. 2, 1945, with a signing ceremo...Tags: Allied Powers, Anniversary, Battleship, Designation, Hokkaido, Japan Japan, Japan Times, Russia, Russian Legislature, Russian Victory, Sept 2 1945, Signing Ceremony, Soviet Union, Soviets, Tokyo Bay, Uss Missouri, Victory Day, Victory Over Japan, World War Ii
Unique series of three coins issued in Lithuania to commemorate 600th anniversary of the Grunwald Battle
The Bank of Lithuania has issued its first series of three coins of different metal and denomination. On Tuesday, the bank presented the collector (commemorative) gold coin of 500 litas, a silver collector (commemorative) coin of 50 litas and a collector (commemorative) coin of 1 litas of alloy o...Tags: Alloy, Anniversary, Bank Of Lithuania, Commemorative Coin, Copper Nickel, Denomination, Gold Coin, Three Coins
Akihabara marks deadly rampage
Jun 8, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Tokyo's Akihabara electronics district marked on Tuesday the second anniversary of a man's murderous rampage. Tomohiro Kato, a 27-year-old former temporary worker, is on trial for running down pedestrians with a rented truck in a part of the district closed to vehicle traffic on the Sunday aftern...Tags: Akihabara, Anniversary, Bouquets, Dagger, Electronics, Intersection, Japan Times, Kato, Murderous Rampage, Pedestrians, People, Prayers, Sunday Afternoon, Survivors, Targets, Temporary Worker, Tokyo, Vehicle Traffic
Google logo to honor Dennis Gabor’s 110th Birthday
Jun 5, 2010 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
Google logo to honor Dennis Gabor’s 110th Birthday Google celebrates the 110th anniversary of the great Dennis Gabor. Google logo is dedicated to the anniversary of Dennis Gabor birth June 5, 190...Tags: Anniversary, Dennis Gabor, Google, Logo, Rsquo
Helsinki Times celebrates third anniversary
May 6, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
The readers consider the Helsinki Times important for the very fact that it is in English.
THREE years ago the first issue of Finland’s first English-language newspaper hit the newsstands. 148 issues later the Helsinki Times is embarking on its third year.
The f...
Tags: Anniversary, Controversy, English Language, Eurovision, Finland, Front Page, frontpage, Helsinki, Issue 1, Mikhail Gorbachev, Newsstands, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Red Army, Siemens, Soviet Union, Workforce
Armenians mourn victims of mass killings
Apr 24, 2010 World
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of Armenians laid flowers Saturday at a monument to the victims of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, marking the 95th anniversary of the start of the slaughter. President Barack Obama called it "one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century."...Tags: 20th Century, Anniversary, Armenia, Armenians, Atrocities, Barack Obama, Flowers, Hundreds Of Thousands, Mass Killings, Ottoman Turks, Slaughter
Show of force for China anniversary
Oct 1, 2009 Europe
Massive military parade held in Beijing to mark 60 years of communist rule.Tags: Anniversary, Beijing, China Military, Communist Rule, Military Parade, Show Of Force
Parade marks China anniversary
Sep 30, 2009 Europe
Tight security surrounds huge celebrations marking 60 years of communist rule.Tags: Anniversary, Celebrations, China, Communist Rule, Tight Security
China celebrates Confucius’s 2,560th anniversary
Sep 28, 2009 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English, World
China celebrates on Monday the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of philosopher and thinker Confucius.Tags: Anniversary, China, Confucius, Philosopher, Thinker
