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The Basque separatists believe they should be allowed to either develop a homeland in Spain or maintain separate culture and language. In 1939, Francisco Franco leader of the fascist forces campaigned against national identity, and the Basque region was joined with Spain. He banned the Basque language and expression of national culture. Priests were forbidden to make any references to the Basque region in religious sources, and parents were forced to give their children Spanish first names.…

Sydney's most popular one, (aside from Christmas) is Australia Day. This celebrates the National Day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip. Anzac Day, is known as the national day of remembrance in Australia…

Musical talent is often underappreciated, especially when to comes to local talent. The Queens College Orchestra has a broad range of talented students that very few people get to experience. Leonard Bernstein 100th Anniversary Festival displayed unique renditions of three classical pieces: Candide Overture, Halil, and Three Meditations from Mass. The concert took place at LeFrak Concert Hall in a small auditorium with an ecclesiastical background. The audience was small but very enthusiastic.…

Americans with disabilities act: ADA headwords US labor law that prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability. ADA disabilities, mental & physical medical conditions. protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. 1986, National Council on Disability drafted the first version of…

Imagine not being able to see a friend for 28 years. That's how people felt in Berlin. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961. It was taken down 28 years later in 1989. The Berlin Wall was part of the Cold War which was a competition between communism and socialism. The Berlin Wall affected Berlin and the cold war majorly most people don't know why is was built. According to History.com staff, The Berlin was was built on August 13, 1961, the wall was built by the USSR to keep western “fascists”…

Welfare Board ” which became the USO. You can donate to the USO through individual donations, ones made in the name of loved ones amd gifts that are for individuals that support the military and those people's familes. The organization had a 75th anniversary on Feb 4th, 2016. (https://www.uso.org/)…

have headlong momentum, thrilling juxtapositions and genuine power to move--most especially during the Odessa Steps sequence, which had some viewers gasping out loud. The movie was ordered up by the Russian revolutionary leadership for the 20th anniversary of the Potemkin uprising, which Lenin had hailed as the first proof that troops could be counted on to join the proletariat in overthrowing the old order. As sketched by Eisenstein's film, the crew members of the battleship, cruising the…

Americans have like wearing green so you do not get pinched. How is it celebrated in Ireland and is it really just about green beer and leprechauns? St. Patrick’s Day celebrations began about fifteen centuries ago on what is believed to be the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick. St. Patrick is the holy patron saint of Ireland and is credited with bringing Catholicism to the country. An interesting fact is that St. Patrick was not even Irish. According to the articles, researchers…

“Today is Mr. Featherstone’s birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita’s marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills.” In the science fiction story “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury, technology seems to be very helpful within a house that has the ability to not only remember important dates, but has a self cleaning system too. To begin with, technology keeps uprising helping us further our knowledge. John Morrissey wrote on April 12, 2015 an untitled…

was also a family. Thirty-one years ago while on a random package run to a business in downtown Memphis, my Dad meet my Mom, and long story short they ended up getting married, having two children, and even just celebrated their thirtieth wedding anniversary. It is not just my Dad who is grateful, it is also UPS. UPS is also grateful to my Dad, not only because of the time that he has worked here, but the hard work and energy that he has put into the company ever since he started when he was…