Independence Day
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Holiday travel: Be patient...to board a plane to Minneapolis, Minnesota -- a flight that was on time, he added. "It wasn't pandemonium, it wasn't a scene from 'Independence Day,' " he said. "I thought it was going to be considerably worse." The number of people... In this article: Thanksgiving, United States, CNN, O'Hare International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport |
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch | November 04, 2009
Holiday films have dark tone
..."2012," an end-of-the-world thriller starring John Cusack. Based on a Mayan prophecy, it's from the same globe-destroying Grinch as "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow." Doom also is the theme of "The Road" (Nov. 25), a...
In this article: Oscar, Sherlock Holmes, Disney, Penelope Cruz, George Clooney, Robert Zemeckis, Avatar, An Education, and The Twilight Saga
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Huffington Post | November 03, 2009
Kevin Coval: Why I Am Not a Zionist
...think Jews would celebrate Kristallnacht, the night of glass when SS troops stormed and terrorized their German ghettos. In Israel, Independence Day is called Yom Ha'atzmaut. Communities gather to play music, dance and watch fireworks. The...
In this article: Israel, Middle East, Imperialism, Militarism, United States, and Gaza
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NBC | October 19, 2009
Firefight Over the Red, White and Blue
...who are proud to FLY THE RED WHITE AND BLUE AND PRAY IN SCHOOL AFTER WE SAY THE AMERICAN LEGION..whats next are we going to take away Independence Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and any other holiday that...
In this article: Kenneth Lewis, United States, and Antagonism
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | August 24, 2009
Schapelle Corby 'insane'
...is not good," Mercedes Corby told the website. Last week, Corby had four months shaved off her 20-year jail term as part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations. Corby, 32, was sentenced to 20 years' jail after she was caught at...
In this article: Schapelle Corby, Bali, New Idea, Hallucination, Kevin Rudd, Indonesia, and Australia
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thestar.com | August 19, 2009
Violence marks Afghan Independence Day
...hand grenades who overran the bank. (Aug. 19, 2009) KABUL aEUR" The crack of automatic gunfire pierced the early morning lull on Independence Day in the heart of the Afghan capital. In what appeared at first to be no more than a brazen...
In this article: Taliban, Great Britain, Kabul, Afghan Independence Day, Afghan National Army, Improvised explosive device, Hand grenade, and Ak-47
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Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence given sentence cuts
Australian drug traffickers Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence have been rewarded with sentence cuts as part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations. Corby was handed a four-month remission while Lawrence, one of the so-called Bali...
In this article: Renae Lawrence, Schapelle Corby, Bali Nine, Bali, Heroin, Woman's Day, and Taiwan
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New Kerala | August 15, 2009
Dera Sacha Sauda plants 68 lakh trees on I-Day
Chandigarh, Aug 15 : Followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect Saturday marked the Independence Day by planting a staggering 68 lakh trees in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and the union territory of Chandigarh. "Followers...
In this article: Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal, Mohali, and India
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'Kaminey' releasing worldwide, barring in swine flu hit Mumbai
...Delhi and Uttar Pradesh combine accounts for 30 percent of the total business. Considering a long weekend with the Janmashtami and Independence Day holidays in tandem, insiders claim it to be a "lucrative" period despite any odds. "We are...
In this article: Kaminey, Mumbai, Life Partner, Janmashtami, Thane, Shahid Kapoor, and Vishal Bhardwaj
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On Independence Day, 'harassed husbands' to demand 'freedom'
...15, a group of men will meet in Shimla and chalk out a plan for 'equal rights' and 'freedom' - from 'harassment' by their wives. "On Independence Day we will raise the issue of freedom and dignity of harassed husbands. More than 100 men,...
In this article: Suicide, India, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, and Allegation
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The Hindu - News | August 01, 2009
Delhi to witness high security for Independence Day
New Delhi (PTI): As the country prepares to observe its 63rd Independence Day, the national capital is being put under an impregnable security cover to pre-empt any terrorist attack ahead of the celebrations. Thousands of security...
In this article: Red Fort, Delhi Police, Owners, National Security Guards, Delhi, STD, Manmohan Singh, Mumbai, and New Delhi
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An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state, more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Most countries honor their respective independence day as a national holiday and some countries or nations' independence-date honors are contested. Not all countries have independence days, instead they celebrate another national day.
The following is a partial list of independence days of countries around the world:
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