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In 1942, Hitler, under extreme secrecy, visited Finland, officially to congratulate Mannerheim on his 75th birthday. [6] [3] Mannerheim did not wish to greet Hitler at his headquarters, as it would have appeared like a state visit. [7] Therefore, the meeting occurred at Imatra in southern Finland. [8]
A Festschrift contains original contributions by the honored academic's close colleagues, often including their former doctoral students. It is typically published on the occasion of the honoree's retirement, significant birthday, or other notable career anniversary. A Festschrift can be anything from a slim volume to a work in several volumes.
A peak in Alexandru Toma's career occurred on February 14, 1950, when the Romanian Academy celebrated his 75th birthday (with a three-day delay). The occasion was marked by the speeches of Academy President Traian Săvulescu, literary historian George Călinescu, and Mihai Beniuc, and culminated with the poet's own address. [39]
He was speaking at a reception commemorating the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, which was founded on Oct. 1, 1949. ... Xi’s speech comes at a time of uptick in Chinese ...
Thus for the example of 175 years, the term is a quarter century less than the next whole (bi)century or 175 = (−25 + 200). [1] In Latin, it seems that this rule did not apply precisely for 1 + 1 ⁄ 2. While secundus is Latin for "second", and bis for "twice", these terms are not used such as in sesqui-secundus. Instead sesqui (or ses) is ...
Hester then channeled legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano's famous "never give up, don't ever give up" speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards only months before he died of cancer.
Donald Trump and Marla Maples sign Joey Adam's birthday card at the Helmsley Hotel in New York where his 80th birthday bash was held in New York, on Jan. 7, 1991.
The commencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community or a graduating student. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important ...