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  2. Centennial (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    Centennial is a 12-episode American television miniseries that aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979, and again from September 1980 to October 1980. [1] The miniseries follows the fictional history of Centennial, Colorado , from 1795 to the 1970s.

  3. Centennial of Flight Commission - Wikipedia

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    The U. S. Centennial of Flight Commission (CoFC or CofF Commission) was created in 1999, by the U.S. Congress, to serve as a national and international source of information about activities commemorating the centennial of the Wright brothers' first powered flight on December 17, 1903 (purportedly the first fully controlled, sustained, powered flight of a heavier-than-air man-carrying airplane).

  4. Centennial (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Centennial is a novel by American author James A. Michener, published in 1974. [1] It traces the history of the plains of north-east Colorado from prehistory until the mid-1970s. Geographic details about the fictional town of Centennial and its surroundings indicate that the region is in modern Weld County .

  5. James A. Michener - Wikipedia

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    James Albert Michener (/ ˈ m ɪ tʃ ə n ər / or / ˈ m ɪ tʃ n ər /; [2] February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history.

  6. Alfred "Centennial" Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Alfred "Centennial" Johnson (1846–1927) was a Danish-born fisherman from Gloucester, Massachusetts.In 1876, in a 20-foot (6.1 m) sailing dory, he made the first recorded single-handed crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, landing at Abercastle in west Wales as a celebration of the first centennial of the United States. [1]

  7. Anniversary - Wikipedia

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    Suggested by lexicographer Robert L. Chapman to William Safire; first appeared in Safire's column, "On Language" (The New York Times Magazine, February 12, 1995). It is a coined word for an anniversary of 175 years, but the elements of the word literally refer to an anniversary of 35,000 years, as follows: septaquinta- (70) × quinque- (5) × ...

  8. Kate Middleton has a new title that marks a first for the ...

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    King Charles III has given Catherine, Princess of Wales, a new title that marks a first in the history of the British royal family. The palace announced a new list of honors on St. George's Day on ...

  9. Centennial - Wikipedia

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    Notable centennial events at a national or world-level include: Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First official World's Fair in the United States, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. About 10 million visitors attended, equivalent to about 20% of the ...

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