These anniversaries have passed without much commemoration — somewhat surprisingly, given that Cooke's recording remains as beloved and as timely as ever.
The organizers of Memorial, some of them former dissidents and political prisoners, began with the idea that progress was impossible without proper commemoration of the horrors of the Soviet past.
The iPod died without ceremony or commemoration in September, and quietly slipped off the shelves in October.
"We spent 10 years rebuilding our community," said Julie Menin, a longtime member of the foundation board and the chairwoman of Community Board 1. "We did not want to let the 10-year anniversary go by without a proper commemoration".
In the years after the Civil War, the search for an American memorial went on, as artists found statuary forms that could speak an accessible language of commemoration without betraying the egalitarian cause.
But even this commemoration passes without connection to the current football players and, most especially, their parents.
"I can't imagine anyone celebrating the new year without some sense of commemoration as well as challenge," said Peter Jennings, the ABC anchor.
Furthermore, there is an italicised ghost voice running through the text which yearns for both commemoration and closure but distracts without contributing anything significant; the story would be leaner and less sentimental without it.
Clara Chindime, girls' education officer at UNICEF said at the commemoration: "Every girl has the right to an education, without letting marriage, violence or other barriers get in the way.
You can't spend long on the bicentennial website without learning that 90% of trade now travels by water.Not everyone views the commemoration as a good use of money.
