«Monuments and Sites»14 quotes & wishes. August
Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Earth own monumentsI am here tracing the History of the Earth itself, from its own Monuments.
Jean-Andre de Luc Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Grappling-ironsMonuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.
Joseph Joubert Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
It’s all part of the packageI think people should look at learning about Native American history the same as visiting Washington, D.C., and seeing the monuments there. It’s all part of the package.
Chaske Spencer Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
It’s very importantIt’s very important that we keep these special, wild places. It defines the United States. Imagine our country without our national parks and our monuments. Here in California, imagine if you didn’t have in Southern Cal the Channel Islands or the great Highway 1, Big Sur up to Point Reyes up to the Redwood country.
Douglas Brinkley Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Man’s drive for self-expressionMan’s drive for self-expression, which over the centuries has built his monuments, does not stay within set bounds; the creations which yesterday were the detested and the obscene become the classics of today.
Matthew Tobriner Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Memory is the treasure house of the mindMemory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
Thomas Fuller Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Testimonies of man’s greatnessMonuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man’s greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked.
Vicente Fox Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
The drive for monumentalityTo me, the drive for monumentality is as inbred as the desire for food and sex, regardless of how we denigrate it. Monuments differ in different periods. Each age has its own.
Philip Johnson Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
There is nothing that strengthens a nation like…There is nothing that strengthens a nation like reading of a nation’s own history, whether that history is recorded in books or embodied in customs, institutions and monuments.
Joseph Anderson Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were certainly monumentalSocieties raise their grandest monuments to what their cultures value most highly. As the tallest buildings in a city noted for tall buildings, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were certainly monumental.
Michael Mandelbaum Quotes and wishes: «Monuments and Sites»
World of memoriesThe monument means a world of memories, a world of deeds, a world of tears, and a world of glories. * * * By the subtle chemistry that no man knows, all the blood that was shed by our brethren, all the lives that were devoted, all the grief that was felt, at last crystallized itself into granite, rendering immortal the great truth for which they died, and it stands there today.
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World Breastfeeding WeekWorld Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the..→
Transfiguration of JesusThe word "transfiguration" comes from the Latin roots trans- ("across") and figura ("form, shape"). It thus signif..→
Emancipation Day in KentuckyWhile Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the August 8th observance is common to parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, w..→
International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesEvery year, 9 August is commemorated as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The day is celebrated with special events aroun..→
International Youth DayThe Day highlights the importance of creating conditions which enable full and active participation of young people in all aspects of social lif..→
Victory Day in Rhode IslandRhode Island celebrates Victory Day on the Second Monday in August.
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International Left-handers DayAugust 13 is designated International lefthanders Day by lefthanders International. It was first observed on the 13th of August, in the year 197..→
Bennington Battle Day in VermontAugust 16, 1777, the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Bennington was fought along the shore of the Walloomsac branch of the Hoosac River, and it pr..→
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National Airborne DayNational Airborne Day is a day designated by the United States Congress to honor the nation’s airborne forces of the Armed Forces. It was create..→
Statehood Day in HawaiiStatehood bills for Hawaii were introduced into the U.S. Congress as early as 1919 by Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, the non-voting delegate s..→
Brothers and Sisters’ Day in OhioCelebrate Brothers and Sisters Day by touching them in some way. A card or a phone call is appropriate for those who are separated by too many ..→
International Homeless Animals’ DayInternational Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) conceived and began International Homeless Animals’ Day (IHAD) in 1992. Since that time, ISAR’s I..→
World Humanitarian DayIn December 2008, the sixty-third session of the UN General Assembly decided to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (A/RES/63/139).
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Black Ribbon DayThe European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, known as the Black Ribbon Day in some countries, which is observed on 23 Au..→
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionIn 2015 year’s celebration of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition coincides with the launch of the In..→
Ukrainian Independence Day in MinnesotaSTATE of MINNESOTA. Proclamation:
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Festival of HarvestThe Festival of Harvest (also called Weeks, Pentecost, or Shavout) is one of the three commanded festivals of Yahweh during which all men are co..→
Women’s Equality DayWomen’s Equality Day is a day proclaimed each year by the United States President to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout th..→
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day in TexasLyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legal state holiday in Texas. It falls every year on August 27, to mark the birthday of U.S. President Lyndon Bai..→
International Day against Nuclear TestsOn 2 December 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests by un..→
International Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesOn 21 December 2010, by its resolution 65/209 the UN General Assembly expressed its deep concern, in particular, by the increase in enforced or ..→
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