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The province's 150 Forward Fund provides funding for organizations to help Nova Scotians celebrate Canada 150, with events or programs that honour Nova Scotian achievements, celebrate the province's cultural identity and diversity, or recognize innovation over the past 150 years.
150 years: Sesquicentennial: Term broken down as sesqui- (one and a half) centennial (100 years) 175 years: Dodransbicentennial Dodrans is a Latin contraction of de-quadrans which means "a whole unit less a quarter" (de means "from"; quadrans means "quarter"). 175 years is a quarter century less than the next whole (bi)century (175 = 200 − 25 ...
In 2016, Revolution 250, a non-profit group organized to plan commemorative events in Boston surrounding the semiquincentennial, was established. [12] According to the organization, it is a consortium of 56 groups, [13] including the Society of the Cincinnati, the National Park Service, the Boston Tea Party Museum, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Suffolk University history ...
For 150 years, the Greenville News has served its readers with the latest news and essential information about the Greenville community. The legacy begins with Col. Archibald M. Speight, a Civil ...
Shawnee County Parks and Recreation will host on Friday and Saturday a two-day 150-year celebration of the Ward-Meade Mansion at Old Prairie Town, 124 N.W. Fillmore St.
Mott serves on the 150th Anniversary Committee, which is planning the event. She also served on the 125th anniversary panel. One event the committee has decided to repeat from 25 years ago is the ...
These events include religious ceremonies, the patriotic pageant known as "Freedom," and numerous sporting events. One of the most infamous events was the September 23rd championship boxing match between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey , which drew a crowd of 125,000 people standing in the rain to witness the occasion. [ 9 ]
The plate is available from Aug 2023 thru July 2027. The plate is nicknamed "Pikes Peak or Bust for 150 Years." The plate features a view of Pikes Peak, a famous fourteener summit. The plate also features the state bird (lark bunting) and the state tree (blue spruce). The two license plate designs are available from August 1, 2023 through July ...