In France, as evidenced by Nicolas Sarkozy's self-proclaimed quest to "liquidate" 1968's legacy, the anniversary highlights the battle between what Sarko once called "morality, authority, work and national identity" and the supposedly pernicious ideas of the liberal left (though how the appetites of "President Bling-Bling" fintonto all that is an interesting question).
Just over a week earlier, on May 22nd, a large rally in Aden to mark the anniversary of the union between north and south ended in violence when the police opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators, killing three and injuring 30.
That network put its chief executive, Leslie Moonves, in a coy cameo in the opening skit, and it stretched a link between the anniversary of the CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite's coverage of the Kennedy assassination and the Beatles' first performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" — also on CBS — so that Carrie Underwood could sing "Yesterday".
In Moscow, thousands of people have attended a rally marking the anniversary of a confrontation between opposition activists and police.
Thousands of people have gathered for a rally in Moscow to mark the anniversary of a confrontation between opposition activists and police.
Between the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, October as National Energy Action Month, and mid-term elections on the horizon, now is the perfect time of year to consider how going green can actually be beneficial in ways you never considered.
The anniversary starkly illustrated the divide between Mr. Bush and Democrats, who control Congress — and between the Republican presidential candidate, Senator John McCain of Arizona, and the two senators seeking the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The timing is apt however: April 10th marked the anniversary of violent clashes last year between red-shirted demonstrators and security forces in Bangkok.
The Vatican has insisted that the purpose of his visit is primarily religious – to mark the anniversary of the meeting 50 years ago between Pope Paul VI and the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, Patriarch Athenagoras – and "absolutely not political".
After that, the account went dark until July 5, when Mr. Lhota said he was moved to comment on the anniversary of the free transfer between subways and buses in New York.
