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Freedom from Want, also known as The Thanksgiving Picture or I'll Be Home for Christmas, is the third of the Four Freedoms series of four oil paintings by American artist Norman Rockwell. The works were inspired by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's 1941 State of the Union Address , known as Four Freedoms .
Replica of the Half Moon approaching Manhattan, June 2009.. NY400: Holland on the Hudson was the 2009 commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's 1609 expedition up the river bearing his name, that later provided the basis for the founding of New Netherland. [1]
The Guinness World Records recognized the feat after the local government led the preparation of a 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) barbeque as part of the town's 400th founding anniversary celebrations. The Bayambang municipal government planned to set a second world record and initially considered breaking the world record for the most number of sky ...
For the 400th Anniversary of New York City in 2024/2025! See also: Expression of Interest for Wikimania 2025 in NYC. Resources "FUTURE 400".
The 1954 unveiling of a stained-glass depiction of Peter Stuyvesant in Butler Library at Columbia University, a gift of the Netherlands Antilles.It commemorated the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Amsterdam, though it was actually dedicated on its 329th anniversary according to the date on the Seal of New York City, or on the 301st anniversary of the city receiving municipal rights.
The King and Queen watched moving performances from Shakespeare's plays as they marked the 400th anniversary of the first printed edition of the playwright's work. Charles and Camilla, accompanied ...
Postage stamps were first issued in the United Kingdom on 6 May 1840, with the introduction of the world's first adhesive postage stamp, known as the Penny Black.Until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the "high value" stamps (also known as the "Sea Horses" design) issued in 1913, which were twice the size of normal stamps with ...
Queen Elizabeth II's car arriving at the West Steps of St Paul's in 2012 for the National Service of Thanksgiving for her Diamond Jubilee. A national service of thanksgiving in the United Kingdom is an act of Christian worship, generally attended by the British monarch, Great Officers of State and Ministers of the Crown, which celebrates an event of national importance.