A celebration of fireworks, light shows, church bells and dancing rolled across Europe on Friday night toward a culminating ceremony on Saturday in the Irish capital, where the 15 nations of the European Union welcomed the largest expansion of its borders ever by taking in eight former Communist states of Eastern Europe and two Mediterranean countries.
1928 - Hirohito takes the throne Japan's emperor "The enthronement of Emperor Hirohito was the culminating ceremony here to-day.
Lab technicians, using the performers' collected sweat and clay transformed into pots, create seven rainbow-colored chakra juices that are then transported back to Africa for a culminating ceremony.
Mr. Hu, the Communist Party leader, then handed the torch to China's star hurdler, Liu Xiang, who raced off to culminate the ceremony.
Exclusive footage which captures the stars and the children they met across the Commonwealth will feature in the Opening Ceremony, culminating in this unique and unifying fundraising moment.
A central feature of Naga life is the Feast of Merit, a series of ceremonies culminating with the sacrifice of a mithan (a domesticated guar).
But what of Ronald Reagan, whose weeklong farewell ceremonies, culminating on Friday in a funeral at the National Cathedral and burial in California, have stirred such emotion and such largely laudatory comment?
Two months after beginning treatment for throat cancer, Mr. Douglas has been easing himself quietly back into the mix as an advocate for two films that may get attention in the long string of prize ceremonies culminating with the 83rd Academy Awards, on Feb. 27.
Then almost before he is settled, he will have to get to grips with the pontiff's weekly schedule: his first appearance at the window of his apartment to greet the crowd at midday on Sunday, his first Wednesday papal audience in St Peter's, then the start of the hectic Holy Week round of masses and other ceremonies, culminating with Easter Sunday on 31 March.
Many do not actually understand where the cash comes from, says Rice. Building students' confidence is key, culminating in a graduation ceremony where each gives a presentation to the 100-strong audience without notes.
DALLAS That Last Night During 2013, the 50th-anniversary year of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Dallas is hosting a variety of events and programs in an attempt to put that grim moment in its history behind it, culminating in a major ceremony on Nov. 22 at Dealey Plaza, the site of the tragedy.
