only about 110 survived unscathed, of whom only 68 were available for roll call the following day. ref name nicholson 274 For all intents and purposes the Newfoundland Regiment had been wiped out, the unit as a whole having suffered a casualty rate of approximately 90 . The province of Newfoundland and Labrador will often observe MemorialDay during the morning at the National War MemorialNewfoundland National War Memorial in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador and cenotaph s around the province, flying the Union Flag at half staff. In the afternoon and evening they celebrate Canada Day. ref http www.town.paradise.nf.ca CanadaDayCelebrations.htm Canada Day Celebrations ref See also Portal box Holidays Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Armed Forces Beaumont Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial ... series Carleton Library 209 edition 2nd origyear 1964 Refend DEFAULTSORT MemorialDayNewfoundland And Labrador Category History of Newfoundland and Labrador Category July observances Category Remembrance ...Infobox Holiday holiday name MemorialDay official name MemorialDay image Lest we forget.jpg caption poppy worn on lapel nickname observedby Newfoundland and Labrador Canada date 1 July observances Parades, silences longtype type historical significance Commemorates Newfoundland war dead relatedto MemorialDay is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces of the Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador in times of war , specifically since the World War I First World War . It is observed concurrently with Canada s national holiday, Canada Day . MemorialDay is observed on 1 July to recall the losses of Dominion of Newfoundland at Beaumont Hamel during the Battle of the Somme ... World War Newfoundland was a largely rural Dominion of the British Empire with a population of 240,000 ... Newfoundland s Position and War Policy &mdash 1915 ref The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was deployed ... on 1 July 1916 and at 8 45 a.m. the Newfoundland Regiment and 1st Battalion of the Essex Regiment ... more details
About the American holiday Infobox Holiday holiday name MemorialDay type national long type image Graves ... by U.S. flags on MemorialDay weekend. official name noticed by UNITED STATES begins ends date next ... May celebrations observances Remembrance of American war dead relatedto MemorialDay is a Federal ... region had its own date. Most dates were in May. By the 20th century MemorialDay had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars. MemorialDay is a day of remembering the men ... opa speceven memday title MemorialDay publisher United States Department of Veterans Affairs accessdate ... Labor Day marks its end. By the early 20th century, MemorialDay was an occasion for more general expressions ... race, held since 1911 on the Sunday of MemorialDay weekend. ref Matthew Dennis, Red, White, and Blue ... 275px Flags flying at Fort Logan National Cemetery during MemorialDay, 2006 File MemorialDay42.jpg thumb right 275px Troops at the Washington, D.C. MemorialDay parade, 1942 File Flickr The U.S. Army ... National MemorialDay Concert on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol The first known observance of a MemorialDay type observance was in Charleston, South Carolina on May 1, 1865 freedmen freed ... at Yale University, told the story of the first MemorialDay During the last months of the American ... on MemorialDay They ran races, listened to speeches, the troops marched back and forth, and they held picnics. This was the first MemorialDay. African Americans invented MemorialDay in Charleston ... cite web url http www.jal.cc.il.us loganmemorial.html title Logan s Order Mandating MemorialDay General ... in Pennsylvania and Arlington National Cemetery , near Washington. The MemorialDay speech became an occasion ... , lays claim to the nation s oldest continuously running MemorialDay parade. Its first parade was held May 5, 1868, and the town has held it every year since. According to CBS news, the MemorialDay ... 2011 05 29 doylestown hosts oldest memorialday parade in the country title CBS Philadelphia ... more details
MemorialDay is an American holiday. MemorialDay can also refer to the following articles Commemorative days MemorialDayNewfoundland and LabradorMemorialDay South Korea Genocide Remembrance Day , also known as Armenian MemorialDay Yom Hazikaron , Israel s official MemorialDay Other MemorialDay album MemorialDay album , the debut album released by rapper, Full Blooded MemorialDay 1983 film MemorialDay 1983 film MemorialDay Handicap , an American Thoroughbred horse race MemorialDay 2004 novel MemorialDay 2004 novel , Vince Flynn s sixth novel MemorialDay The West Wing MemorialDay The West Wing , episode 110 of The West Wing disambig fr MemorialDay homonymie ... more details
Notability date June 2011 Primary sources date June 2011 File Flickr The U.S. Army Young patriot.jpg thumb 275px A boy holding an Flag of the United States American flag during the 2009 National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol The National Memorial Day Concert is a free annual concert performed on the west lawn of the United States Capitol United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. , in celebration of Memorial Day since 1989. Broadcast live on Public Broadcasting Service PBS and National Public Radio NPR , the concert is viewed and heard by millions across the country and the world, as well as attended by more than half a million people at the Capitol. References Reflist External links http www.pbs.org memorialdayconcert National Memorial Day Concert Official Site Category Concerts Category Memorial Day celebrations Category 1989 establishments in the United States ... more details
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infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name MemorialDay image File Vince Flynn MemorialDay 2004 book coverart.jpg 200px author Vince Flynn country United States language English language English genre Political Thriller release date May 2004 media type Print Hardback & Paperback pages 416 pp hardcover 608 pp paperback preceded by Executive Power followed by Consent to Kill MemorialDay is Vince Flynn s sixth novel, and the fifth to feature Mitch Rapp , an American CIA agent that works for the counterterrorism unit Orion Team . WorldCat shows that the book is in over 1800 US and Canadian libraries ref ISBN 9780743453974 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT MemorialDay Category 2004 novels Category Thriller novels Category Novels by Vince Flynn 2000s thriller novel stub ... more details
Italic title File Memorialday 83 vhs.jpg thumb MemorialDay is an war drama directed by Joseph Sargent in 1983. Mike Farrell stars as an attorney who finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from the Vietnam War , including Robert Walden and Edward Herrmann . The reunion stirs up painful memories and disturbing secrets for all involved. ref http www.answers.com topic memorialday film Retrieved on March 25, 2010. ref Cast Mike Farrell as Matt Walker Robert Walden as Gibbs Danny Glover as Willie Monroe Edward Herrmann as Ned Larwin Bonnie Bedelia as Cass References Reflist External links imdb title id 0085927 title MemorialDay Joseph Sargent Category 1983 films Category American films Category English language films Category Vietnam War films war film stub ... more details
Stephen Foster MemorialDay is a United States federal observances United States Federal Observance Day observed on January 13. According to 36 U.S.C. 140, Steven Foster MemorialDay celebrates the life of American songwriter Stephen Foster . ref http frwebgate.access.gpo.gov cgi bin usc.cgi?ACTION RETRIEVE&FILE xa busc36.wais&start 212148&SIZE 1481&TYPE TEXT 36 U.S.C. 140 ref The date commemorates date that Foster died. The law took effect on November 2, 1966, and the day was first observed in January 1967. Notes references Stephen Foster US Observances Holiday stub Category Observances in the United States ... more details
Image Nationald daymemorial.jpg 250px thumb National D DayMemorial pool with Overlord Arch The National D DayMemorial is a war memorial located in Bedford, Virginia Bedford , Virginia . It serves as the national memorial for United States American D Day veterans. However, its scope is international in that it states, In Tribute to the valor, fidelity and sacrifice of Allied Forces on D Day, June 6, 1944 and commends all Allies of World War II Allied Armed Forces during the D Day invasion of Normandy ... D DayMemorial Foundation Bot generated title ref The memorial, bordering the Blue Ridge Mountains ... 70,000 people have visited the memorial each year. Of those, more than half are from outside of Virginia. Bedford was selected for the National D Daymemorial because the town suffered the greatest per capita loss of life during the invasion of any town in the country. ref Andrea Stone. D DayMemorial in Dire Need. USA Today. Sep. 16, 2009 ref More recently, the memorial has received attention due to continuing financial woes that have plagued the memorial and the National D Day Foundation, the organization responsible for planning and building the memorial in addition to overseeing the day to day operation of the site. The National D DayMemorial Foundation The National D DayMemorial Foundation ... . ref Education. National D DayMemorial. http www.dday.org index.php?page education ref The organization ... D DayMemorial bronze detail Highsmith.jpeg thumb left Detail from the memorial According to the National D DayMemorial Foundation, the memorial is a continuum of three distinct plazas which follow ... and a WWII style religious mass in addition to MemorialDayMemorial , Independence Day United States ... committee in 1988 with the prospect of building a memorial to dedicate the sacrifices made by the Allied Forces on D Day. The idea had been looked at, but support for its completion did not exist ..., the foundation is headquartered in Bedford. It charges itself with expanding the memorial, such as when ... more details
Infobox Holiday holiday name Workers MemorialDay image Workers MemorialDay poster.jpg caption United ... 2006 Page 5 April 28th is...Workers MemorialDay no ISBN published by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents ROSPA UK registered charity No. 207823 ref Worldwide File Chorley workers memorial tree.jpg Memorial Tree, UK thumb 150px According to the International Labour Organisation ILO ... bureau inf fact index.htm ref Workers MemorialDay In a world where, on occasion, death, injury, and illness at work are hidden away and taken for granted, Workers MemorialDay is an opportunity ... MemorialDay ribbon Workers MemorialDay was started by the Canadian Union of Public Employees ... MemorialDay events have been organised in Canada and the United States U.S. and then worldwide. In the USA ... MemorialDay to the UK in 1992 as a day to Remember the Dead Fight for the Living . In the UK the campaign for Workers MemorialDay has been championed by the Hazards Campaign and taken up by trade ... ITUC as International Workers MemorialDay. In 1996 the ICFTU commemorated Workers MemorialDay ... ILO , part of the United Nations , recognised Workers MemorialDay and declared it World Day for Safety ... Nations system. ref name Manchester ref name ohs Workers MemorialDay is recognised as a national ... Manchester ref name ohs Workers MemorialDay is now an international day of remembrance of workers killed ... and memorials de Workers MemorialDay ... Day ICD for Dead and Injured observedby date April 28 observances Labor type non religious, cultural significance relatedto Workers MemorialDay , International Workers MemorialDay or International Commemoration Day ICD for Dead and Injured takes place annually around the world on April 28, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell ... asbestos claims 100,000 lives One worker dies every 15 seconds worldwide. 6,000 workers die every day ... more details
Horseraces infobox class Grade III horse race MemorialDay Handicap image caption location Calder Race Course br Miami Gardens, Florida , United States inaugurated 1971 race type Thoroughbred Flat racing website http www.calderracecourse.com www.calderracecourse.com distance 1 sup 1 sup small 16 small miles 8.5 furlongs track Dirt, left handed qualification Three years old & up weight Assigned purse United States dollar 100,000 bonuses The MemorialDay Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually on MemorialDay at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida . A graded stakes race Grade III event, it is open to horses age three and older. It is contested on dirt at a distance of 1 sup 1 sup small 16 small miles 8.5 furlongs and offers a purse of 100,000. Past winners 2010 Mambo Meister 5 Manoel Cruz References http www.ntra.com races.aspx?section races&id 39538 The 2009 MemorialDay Handicap at the NTRA Category Graded stakes races in the United States Category Open mile category horse races Category Horse races in the United States Category Recurring events established in 1971 Category Calder Race Course Horseracing race stub ... more details
Confederate MemorialDay , also known as Confederate Decoration Day Tennessee and Confederate Heroes Day Texas , is an official holiday and or observance day in parts of the U.S. South as a day to honor those who died fighting for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War . Nine states officially observe Confederate MemorialDay Alabama , Florida , Georgia U.S. state Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , and Texas . ref http www.timeanddate.com holidays us confederate memorialday Confederate MemorialDay . ref States and dates observed class wikitable align center State Date Remarks Alabama Fourth Monday in April ref http www.legislature.state.al.us codeofalabama 1975 1 3 8.htm Alabama State Code . ref The surrender of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston to Union General William Sherman on April 26, 1865. Arkansas Third Monday in January ref http www.sos.arkansas.gov state holiday calendar.html Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels . ref Robert E. Lee s birthday state holiday combined with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day . Florida April 26 ref http www.leg.state.fl.us statutes index.cfm?App mode Display Statute&Search String &URL 0600 0699 0683 Sections 0683.01.html The 2010 Florida Statutes including Special ... Confederate MemorialDay on April 26. Virginia Last Monday in May ref name va Same as MemorialDay . References reflist US Holidays Category American Civil War veterans and descendants organizations ... June 3 ref name va Jefferson Davis s birthday. Texas January 19 ref name va Confederate Heroes Day ... and Stonewall Jackson s birthdays into a single Confederate Heroes Day to honor all who had served the Southern Cause. In some years, this date may coincide with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day . State offices are partially staffed in recognition of this day. Texas April 26 ref name va Confederate MemorialDay. Texas official holiday is named Confederate Heroes Day and is celebrated on January 19. However ... more details
Infobox holiday holiday name Constitution MemorialDay type national image imagesize 250px caption official name nickname observedby Japan longtype National significance Celebrates the promulgation of the 1947 Constitution of Japan date 3 May celebrations observances relatedto nihongo Constitution MemorialDay Kenp Kinen bi is a Public holiday national holiday in Japan . It takes place on May third in celebration of the promulgation of the 1947 Constitution of Japan . It is a part of the collection of holidays known as Golden Week Japan Golden Week . ref http www.indiana.edu easc holidays japan japan.html Indiana University East Asian Studies Center Japanese Holidays & Celebrations , retrieved November 18, 2005 ref A holiday since the current Japanese constitution came into effect on May 3, 1947, this is the only day of the year that the National Diet Building is open to the public. ref http web jpn.org kidsweb calendar may constitution.html Kids Web Japan Constitution MemorialDay , retrieved November 18, 2005 ref Being a day that draws its significance from the Japanese constitution , Constitution MemorialDay is often chosen as a day to reflect on the meaning of democracy and Japanese government . For instance, in 2003 , a number of newspapers featured editorials regarding the constitution s embattled Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan Article 9 . ref http www.worldpress.org Asia 1138.cfm World Press Japan Constitutional Controversy July 2003 , retrieved November 18, 2005 ref See also Constitution Day in other countries Holidays of Japan Politics of Japan References reflist External links http www.japanlinked.com about japan fha kenpokinenbi.html Kenpo Kinenbi in Japan Japan Guide japan festival stub Category Public holidays in Japan Category May observances Category Constitution days fr Kenp Kinen Bi ko id Hari Peringatan Konstitusi nl Dag van de Grondwet Japan ja ru ... more details
About the MemorialDay Massacre the Celtics game 1985 NBA Finals File Photograph titled The Chicago MemorialDay Incident NARA 306197.tif thumb right Photograph from the United States Archives titled The Chicago MemorialDay Incident . In the MemorialDay massacre of 1937 , the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago , on May 30, 1937. The incident took place during the Little Steel Strike in the United States. The incident arose after U.S. Steel signed a Trade union union contract but smaller steel manufacturers called Little Steel , including Republic Steel Corporation Republic Steel , refused to do so. In protest, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee SWOC of the Congress of Industrial Organizations CIO called a Strike action strike . On MemorialDay , hundreds of sympathizers gathered at Sam s Place, headquarters of SWOC. As the crowd marched across the prairie towards the Republic Steel mill, a line of Chicago policeman blocked their path. When the foremost protestors argued their right to continue, a tree branch was tossed at the police lines ref The American Century, Harold Evans, Jonathan Cape, London, 1998 p278 ref and the police fired ... s Place stands the union hall of the United Steelworkers and a memorial to the 10 people who died in 1937. In the book Selected Writings by Dorothy Day who was present , the events of the protest are summarized thus On MemorialDay, May 30, 1937, police opened fire on a parade of striking steel workers ... Collectively. Part 14 The Chicago MemorialDay Incident. Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee ..., Donald G. The Chicago MemorialDay Massacre An Episode of Mass Action. Labor History. Winter 1965 ... www.illinoislaborhistory.org memorialday massacre.html MemorialDay Massacre of 1937. Illinois Labor History Society. no date. American Labor Conflicts Illinois riots DEFAULTSORT MemorialDay Massacre ... of the protesters, Mollie West, recalled a policeman yelling to her that day to, Get off the field ... more details
The South Korea n officially the Republic of Korea MemorialDay Korean language Korean , Hyeonchung il is held every June 6 ref http english.visitkorea.or.kr enu AK AK EN 1 5 2.jsp Holidays Page from the Korea Tourism Organization ref to commemorate men and women who died while in military service , during the Korean War and other significant wars or battles. On this day, a memorial ceremony is held in the National Cemetery in Seoul . Also, the Flag of South Korea South Korean flag is flown at half staff . ref http www.korea.net uesful info most most requested02.asp Flag flying information from Korea.net ref References reflist holiday stub Category June observances Category South Korean culture Category Holidays in South Korea Category Remembrance days ko no Minnedagen th ... more details
refimprove date June 2011 Infobox Holiday holiday name General Pulaski MemorialDay type secular longtype National Holiday image caption deletable image caption Wednesday, 23 September 2009 official name nickname observedby United States begins ends date October 11 celebrations observances relatedto Casimir Pulaski Day General Pulaski MemorialDay is a United States holiday in honor of General Kazimierz Pu aski spelled Casimir Pulaski in English , a Polish people Polish hero of the American Revolution . This holiday is held every year on October 11 by List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation Presidential Proclamation , to commemorate his death from wounds suffered at the Siege of Savannah on October 9, 1779 and to honor the heritage of Polish American s. The observance was established in 1929 when Congress passed a resolution Public Resolution 16 of 1929 designating October 11 as General Pulaski MemorialDay. Every President has issued a proclamation for the observance annually since except in 1930 . This is separate holiday from the regional holiday in the Chicago area titled Casimir Pulaski Day that commemorates Pulaski s birth on March 4, 1746. Regional celebrations New York City has an annual Pulaski Day Parade, New York City Pulaski Day Parade and Grand Rapids, Michigan holds Pulaski Days at this time. Some areas with large Polish American populations instead celebrate Casimir Pulaski Day on the first Monday of every March, marking Pulaski s March ... proclamation general pulaski memorialday The White House Presidential Proclamation General Pulaski MemorialDay , October 8, 2010. U.S. Holidays Category Polish American history Category Polish diaspora ..., which is particularly popular in Chicago and Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee . General Pulaski s Day ... General Casimir Pulaski . General Pulaski s Day is observed on October 11 of every year in Kentucky. General Pulaski s Day was created by a statute enacted by the Kentucky General Assembly ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name MemorialDay Type Studio album Artist Full Blooded Cover Memorial Day.jpg Released December 1, 1998 Recorded 1998 Genre Hip hop music Gangsta Rap Length Label No Limit Records No Limit Priority Records Priority Producer Beats By the Pound Reviews Allmusic Rating 2.5 5 Allmusic class album id r382075 pure url yes link Last album This album MemorialDay br 1998 Next album Untamed Full Blooded album Untamed br 2001 MemorialDay is the debut album released by rapper, Full Blooded . It was released on December 1, 1998 through No Limit Records and was produced by Beats By the Pound . MemorialDay proved to be one of No Limit s most unsuccessful releases, as it only made it to 112 on the Billboard 200 , 20 on the Top R&B Hip Hop Albums and 1 in the Top Heatseekers selling 5,320 copies its first week. After this album s failure, Full Blooded released one independent album entitled Untamed before disappearing from the music business. As of 2002, the album had sold 12,851 copies. Track listing Dog Shit 2 10 Quickest Way to Die 4 13 Featuring Mo B. Dick Foes Bleed Bullets 3 25 Featuring Hounds Of Gert Town Sleep No More 3 56 Featuring Hounds Of Gert Town Same Ole Nigga 3 03 I m Gonna Hustle 3 57 Featuring C Murder & Big Ed Out of Sight, Out of Mind 4 10 Featuring Dolliole & Ms. Peaches My Day Gon Come 3 54 Featuring Mo B. Dick Gangsta Shit 3 40 Featuring Snoop Dogg Bad Dreams 4 13 Featuring Camouflage & Nite Tyme Head Busting 4 03 Featuring Camouflage & Nite Tyme Red Rum 4 17 Featuring Nite Tyme Give Em Some 4 32 Dogfight 3 22 Featuring Ghetto Commission Count Down 3 59 Featuring Camouflage & Steady Mobb n Full Blooded 4 00 Featuring Camouflage & Nite Tyme Category 1998 albums Category Debut albums Category No Limit Records albums Category Priority Records albums ... more details
Peace Officers MemorialDay and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and Federal peace officers. The Memorial takes place on May 15, and Police Week is the calendar week in which the Memorial falls. The holiday was created on October 1, 1961, when United States Congress Congress asked the president to designate May 15 to honor peace officers. John F. Kennedy signed the bill into law on October 1, 1962. Amended in 1994, Bill Clinton , through Public Law 103 322, directed that the flag of the United States be flown at half staff on May 15. According to a proclamation by George W. Bush in 2002, blockquote Peace Officers MemorialDay and Police Week pay tribute to the local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers who serve and protect us with courage and dedication. These observances also remind us of the ongoing need to be vigilant against all forms of crime, especially to acts of extreme violence and terrorism. blockquote Much of the holiday centers on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., whose walls feature the names of the nearly 19,000 Police law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty. External links http www.nationalcops.org law.htm Joint Resolution of Congress 76 Stat. 676 Also these identical copies. I haven t found the original at a .gov site http www.peoriapd.com 87th.htm Joint Resolution of Congress 76 Stat. 676 http narademo.umiacs.umd.edu cgi bin isadg viewitem.pl?item 100657 Joint Resolution of Congress 76 Stat. 676 http en.wikisource.org wiki Proclamation 7558 one proclamation every president has done one for every year Category Holidays in the United States Category May observances Category Remembrance days crime stub US Observances ... more details
File Hmd blk.jpg thumb alt Alternative text HMD logo Holocaust MemorialDay 27 January is a national ... chosen for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and some other national Holocaust MemorialDay s. In addition to the national event, there are numerous smaller memorial events around the country ... for Holocaust MemorialDay 2012 will be http www.hmd.org.uk resources theme papers hmd 2012 speak ... 1 hi uk 8482760.stm Auschwitz survivors mark Holocaust MemorialDay at bbc.co.uk ref History Since ... the creation of memorialday for the Holocaust. In reply, Tony Blair also referred to the ethnic ... see below adopted for Holocaust MemorialDay. In 2004 The United Nations voted, by 149 votes out ... remembrance by holding an annual Holocaust MemorialDay. We condemn the evils of prejudice, discrimination ... to any of the official events associated with Holocaust MemorialDay. The latter policy has ... title Muslim Council ends Holocaust memorialday boycott accessdate 2007 12 03 publisher Guardian Unlimited ... MemorialDay Steering Group on the issue and had agreed that while it understood that the Armenian ... excludes armenians from memorialday 622888.html Britain excludes Armenians from memorialday ... links http www.hmd.org.uk Holocaust MemorialDay Trust website . http www.hmd.org.uk about About Holocaust MemorialDay . http www.holocausttaskforce.org memberstates member sweden.html Taskforce ... MemorialDay Uk Category Holocaust commemoration MemorialDay Category January observances de Tag ... year since 2001, there has been an annual national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust . The main national memorial was hosted in London 2001 Theme Remembering Genocide s Lessons for the Future ... for the Victims of Nazism National Socialism in Germany. Italy and Poland have adopted similar memorial ... the ceremony. The MCB instead called for a more inclusive day proposing the commemoration of deaths ... Muslim Council of Britain boycotts Holocaust day author H l ne Mulholland newspaper The Guardian ... more details
The MemorialDay Miracle is a game winning three point field goal three pointer by Sean Elliott of the San Antonio Spurs during Game 2 of the 1999 NBA Playoffs 1999 Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and the Portland Trail Blazers . The game was played at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas San Antonio on May 31, 1999, MemorialDay . The play Portland, who narrowly lost Game 1, emphatically outplayed the Spurs in the first half of Game 2. In the third quarter, Portland increased its lead to eighteen points before the Spurs responded with an 8 2 scoring run. Blazers coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Mike Dunleavy called a time out to break the Spurs momentum, but the Spurs scored nine unanswered points and cut Portland s lead to three. The momentum would shift back and forth until Portland s Damon Stoudamire was fouled late in the fourth quarter. He made one of two free throws, extending Portland s lead to 85 83 with just twelve seconds left. The Spurs called time out, which by rule allowed them to advance the ball to halfcourt. Following the time out, Spurs guard Mario Elie inbounded the ball past a diving Stacey Augmon to forward Sean Elliott . Elliott, who was privately battling a kidney ailment which would require kidney transplant surgery, caught the inbounds pass very near the sideline. He stayed balanced on his tiptoes while turning to shoot a Three point field goal three point shot , careful not to set his heels down on the sideline and turn the ball over. With Rasheed Wallace leaping at him trying to Block basketball block the shot attempt, Elliott arched his attempt over Wallace s outstretched hand and into the hoop. The basket gave the Spurs an 86 85 lead, their first lead of the ballgame. Time expired some nine seconds later, and the 86 85 score held up as a final. Significance The Miracle designation relates to the combination of circumstances involved Elliott ... www.nba.com playoffs2005 elliott 050527.html NBA.com s Legendary Performances MemorialDay Miracle ... more details
Infobox Television episode Title MemorialDay Series The West Wing TV series The West Wing Image Caption Season 5 Episode 110 Airdate May 19, 2004 Production 176071 Writer John Sacret Young & Josh Singer Director Christopher Misiano Guests Mary McCormack br Gary Cole br Jason Isaacs br Gerald McRaney br Lily Tomlin br Steven Culp br Ron Canada br Steve Ryan br Natalija Nogulich br Renee Estevez Episode list List of The West Wing episodes List of The West Wing episodes Season list Infobox The West Wing season 5 episode list Prev Next MemorialDay is episode 110 of The West Wing TV series The West Wing . Plot In the season finale, Gaza slayings of key U.S. officials might drag the fuming Josiah Bartlet President into an unending cycle of violence. Events in the tinderbox Gaza Strip spin out of control after the murders of high ranking U.S. officials as the angry President weighs appropriate military action even as Israel launches its own strikes and surrounds the Palestinian National Authority Palestinian chairman, prompting more retaliatory action. The dangers are compounded when Bartlet suddenly cannot communicate with the chairman and a strange undertow of intrigue finds a wary Josh Lyman Josh meeting with a mysterious foreign operative while tending to Donna Moss Donna in Germany . Meanwhile, Bartlet dons a bulletproof vest and practices his sluggish fastball when he s called to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a game in Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore . The episode also introduces tension between Bartlet and Leo that will play out over the next few episodes of the following season. Series context During a flashback in this episode we find out Bartlet received 303 electoral votes during his 1998 campaign for the presidency in which he won 48 of the popular vote . We also do not learn the identity of Bartlet s predecessor he is mentioned only as the President during the flashbacks set 72 hours after Bartlet s win. The First Pitch The episode ends with Bartlet somewhat ... more details
The MemorialDay footage is a Hi 8mm video that is purported to show a Bigfoot . It was recorded on May 26, 1996, by Lori Pate at Okanogan County, Washington s Chopaka Lake ref http www.bfro.net GDB show report.asp?id 2600 ref while on a fishing trip with her family and friends. It is said to have been preceded by two sightings of an ape like, hair covered figure at closer distances by others on the trip. The footage shows a figure, matching the description of Bigfoot, running across a hill. It disappears behind a less inclined sloped area, then reappears briefly, walking, before going into a grouping of trees on the right side of the frame. The location the film was shot was used in the documentary Sasquatch Legend Meets Science . ref cite web url http www.bfro.net LMS LMS.asp title Sasquatch Legend Meets Science publisher Bfro.net date accessdate 2011 06 20 ref The filmmakers took Forensic identification forensic measurements to determine the subject s height, path, speed, and stride by measuring the subject against fixed objects in the background. Derek Prior , a three time All America n Sprint race sprinter from the University of Washington , runs the same route as the figure to determine if the alleged Bigfoot s running speed was too fast for a human to duplicate, to compare his speed and stride to the subject s, and to give a visual comparison to the figure in the footage. In the conclusions section of Sasquatch , the results of the measurements give the creature a height of 5.3ft 1.61m , a leg length of 2.5ft 0.76 m , a running speed of 8.56mph 13.77km h , and a stride of 4.25ft 1.29m . Prior, on the other hand, was able to run the same path at 17.1mph 27.51km h and had a stride of 6.8ft 2.07m . However, one aspect of the film remained a mystery. At the end, before the subject goes into the trees, it appears to grow taller by 8 inches 20.32 cm . Explanations offered include that it s a real animal carrying a younger animal that had climbed higher on its back or, alternatively ... more details
s official name to Newfoundland and Labrador . ref http www.solon.org Constitutions Canada English cap 2001nl.html Proclamation Constitutional Amendment 2001 Newfoundland and Labrador ref In day ... of Newfoundland and Labrador last Bell first Trevor coauthors Liverman, David publisher Memorial University ... title Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site Climate publisher Memorial University of Newfoundland ...About the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador the island that makes up part of it Newfoundland ... or territory of Canada Name Newfoundland and Labrador AlternateName Fullname Province of Newfoundland and Labrador EntityAdjective Provincial Official Logo Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.png ... Map Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.svg Flower File Purplepitcherplant.jpg left 30px Spaces 2 Sarracenia .... ref Capital St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s LargestCity St. John s, Newfoundland ... Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador PC Viceroy Edward Roberts ViceroyType Lieutenant Governor Viceroy John Crosbie ViceroyType Lieutenant Governor Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador ... cite web title Study Resource boom in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador url http www.statcan.gc.ca ... TimeZone UTC 3.5 for Newfoundland br UTC 4 for Labrador Black Tickle and North HouseSeats 7 SenateSeats 6 ISOCode CA NL Website www.gov.nl.ca Newfoundland and Labrador IPAc en n ju f a n l n d ... Newfoundland and mainland Labrador located Northwest of the island with a combined area of convert ... , and Newfoundland Irish Irish . The English dialect in Labrador is similar to that of Newfoundland. Labrador also has its own dialects of Innu language Innu aimun and Inuktitut . Newfoundland and Labrador s capital and largest city, St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s , is Canada s 20th ... of Newfoundland and Labrador and the highest court in the jurisdiction, the Newfoundland and Labrador ... of the United Kingdom , Newfoundland and Labrador became the tenth province to enter the Canadian ... more details
s.jpg right thumb 300px Unveiling the National War Memorial in St. John s, Newfoundland. br MemorialDay, July 1, 1924 Image War memorial Newfoundland.jpg right thumb 300px The National War Memorial in St. John s, Newfoundland The National War Memorial in Downtown St. John s Downtown St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s is the most elaborate of all the post World War I monuments in Newfoundland and Labrador . It was erected at King s Beach on Water Street, St. John s Water Street where, in 1583, Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland for England . It was formally unveiled on MemorialDayNewfoundland and LabradorMemorialDay , July 1, 1924 ...unreferenced date February 2008 Infobox Military Memorial name National War Memorial country File Newfoundland Red Ensign.png 32px Dominion of NewfoundlandNewfoundland br Image Flag of Canada.svg 32px Canada image Image Nfwarmemorial.jpg 300px The National War Memorial caption commemorates soldiers of Newfoundland, World War I unveiled July 1, 1924 coordinates coord 47 34 03.28 N 52 42 13.67 W type landmark scale 2000 region CA NL display inline,title name National War Memorial nearest town St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s , Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland , Canada designer ... offensive in World War I July 1, also known as MemorialDay, is the date of remembrance of Battle of the Somme at Beaumont Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial Beaumont Hamel Third Sunday in September, the anniversary ... and Labrador Category 1924 works Category Newfoundland in World War I Category World War ... by the Dominion of Newfoundland as a nation, before it became part of Canada . The Great War Veterans Association and the Newfoundland Patriotic Association launched the campaign to have the National War Memorial established. They developed a committee to establish the design and undertake the fund raising to pay for the proposed memorial. Construction of the memorial was supervised by Lieutenant ... more details
Day , in recognition of Canadian confederation. In the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador the date is MemorialDayNewfoundland and LabradorMemorialDay , in remembrance of the Newfoundland ...Infobox Military Memorial name Beaumont Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial body Veterans Affairs Canada br Commonwealth ... Caribou memorial overlooking the ground across which the regiment advanced commemorates the Newfoundland Regiment on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme and World War I Newfoundland forces members .... unveiled 7 June 1925 commemorated 814 source cwgc cemetery 79000 The Beaumont Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces ... out. Purchased in 1921 by the people of Newfoundland, the memorial site is the largest battalion ... located outside of Canada . The memorial site and experience of the Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont ... Official Opening 7 June 1925 .jpg right thumb upright Unveiling the memorial In 1921, Newfoundland ... that at the Beaumont Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial site, were constructed for the Government of Newfoundland between 1924 and 1925. ref name web com The Beaumont Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial site was officially ... 2009 03 12 work Beaumont Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial publisher Veterans Affairs Canada date 2001 ... Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial site is situated 9 kilometres north of Albert, Somme Albert , France ... to the memory of the Newfoundland Regiment, the largest battalion memorial on the Western Front ... Today Battlefield Tour 1 NewfoundlandMemorial Park Beaumont Hamel accessdate 2009 03 13 publisher ... 79000&mode 1 title CWGC Cemetery Details BEAUMONT HAMEL NEWFOUNDLANDMEMORIAL accessdate 2009 ... Hamel NewfoundlandMemorial. ref name nicholson 518 Newfoundland Regiment Memorial Image Beaumont Hamel ... caribou memorials are this one at Beaumont Hamel the Gueudecourt NewfoundlandMemorial , the Monchy le Preux NewfoundlandMemorial and the memorial at Masni res . The Belgian caribou memorial ... more details
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