Sentence examples for commemorates a day from inspiring English sources

Wednesday's anniversary commemorates a day that greeted the arrival of a new actor on the dramatic stage of expanding Aboriginal history.

The celebration commemorates a day 150 years ago when Texas slaves were finally informed of their freedom -- two and half years after the Civil War and Emancipation Proclamation.

The tweet is more than a little ironic, given that "redskins" is a racial slur for Native Americans, and Thanksgiving is a holiday that supposedly commemorates a day of peace between Native Americans and the Pilgrims.

Now, each year, the group commemorates a Day of the Fallen.

Holding a bash to commemorate a day that was marked with moments of real panic and tragedy might also strike some people as odd or insensitive.

A sculpture called "Crucified Lord of the Earthquakes," commemorating a day in 1650 when the city called Cuzco escaped destruction, is one: the figure wears a loincloth of patterned native cloth and a rope of little hearts, birds and flowers like charms around his waist.

Yes, Tisha B'Av commemorates a tragic day in the Jewish calendar, but the day is really one of hope.

Across the country, its leaders of all faiths (and no faith at all) are working to address the pressing issue of our day: how to remember and commemorate a devastating day in a way that will lead to collaboration rather than division.

The whole matter has now been commemorated in a "Saturday Night Live" spoof of Favre's ads for Wrangler.

A day before Valentine's Day, Leslie has commemorated February 13th as a day to hang out with your gal pals, eat waffles and get down with pussy power.

"Flower School," an art exhibition by Pamela Keech commemorating an innovative day school founded in the neighborhood in 1870.