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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 ...
PGA Championship (80 years): The longest continuous run of golf’s four majors belongs to the PGA, which teed off for the first time in 1916 and has been played every year since with breaks for ...
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 ...
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 ]
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 ...
On November 16, 2018, the 33 members of the United States Semiquincentennial were sworn in at Independence Hall in Philadelphia and convened their first organizing meeting to begin eight years of planning and organizing for the 250th national birthday celebration. Dilella estimated that the group would meet three or four times a year. [44]
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 ...