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United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, to "be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.
Crowds at Bowling Green Station to witness the ticker-tape parade for the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, February 2008. 2000 October 30 – New York Yankees championship in the World Series. 2008 February 5 – New York Giants championship in Super Bowl XLII. 2009 November 6 – New York Yankees championship in the World Series.
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The initial stages of a New York City ticker-tape parade for Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1959 Ticker-tape parade for French president Charles de Gaulle in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1964 The term originated in New York City after a spontaneous celebration held on October 28, 1886, during the dedication of the Statue of Liberty [ 4 ] and is still ...
A proposal was filed in 1968 in New York's capital, Albany, for a joint venture between New York City and New York State as overseers to the United Nations and the responsibility to that organization. Mayor John Lindsay of New York City and Governor Nelson D. Rockefeller of New York State jointly announced the plan for the UN expansion.
The New York Liberty are WNBA champions for the first time, and the celebration was 28 years in the making.. New York City held a ticker tape parade and City Hall celebration as part of a full day ...
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In January 2014, Abhay K. of the United Nations Permanent Delegation of India cited a need for a global anthem. [6] While UNESCO's assistant director general Éric Falt agreed it was necessary but claimed UNESCO "lack[ed the] resources to organize an online global competition to select an Earth Anthem".