What could he assemble to commemorate the day I was born on a gurney in a blizzard in Washington, D.

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The timing was picked to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, which will be observed worldwide Sunday, and the performance was streamed live on the Internet for international audiences.

NPR: Opera About Nazi Atrocity Shown In Austria

December 2nd 2004 was designated the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, to commemorate the adoption of a 1949 convention against human trafficking.

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Mr Obama has agreed to return to France to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.

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Each year we recognize September 17 as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, to commemorate the signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787.

WHITEHOUSE: Celebrating Citizenship Day by Welcoming New Americans

Earlier this year Uzbekistan banned Valentine's day and introduced plans instead to commemorate the medieval emperor and poet, Babur, who became the first Mughal emperor and was born on 14 February.

BBC: Father Christmas off air in Uzbekistan

In the statement he issued on April 24th, the day when the world's Armenians commemorate the tragedy, the American president tried to please everybody.

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As we commemorate Earth Day this year, we reflect on the challenges that remain before us and recommit to the spirit of togetherness and shared responsibility that galvanized a movement 42 years ago.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- Earth Day