anniversaries, etc

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
x
Alias: 
anniversaries, etc

Sarah's key

2007
American journalist Julia Jarmond researches the brutal 1942 Nazi roundup in Paris and stumbles upon a connection between her family and one of the victims, which compels Julia to learn more about the girl's life.

Juneteenth

celebrating the end of slavery
2003
Explores the roots of the Juneteenth holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

Juneteenth

a day to celebrate freedom from slavery
2004
Explains the origins of Juneteenth, an annual holiday that celebrates the emancipation of the slaves in 1865, and looks at how the event is observed in modern times.

Every day remembrance day

a chronicle of Jewish martyrdom
1987
Chronicles, for each day of the year, events from throughout Jewish history as reminders of the extent and horror of anti-Semitism.

The boys of Pointe du Hoc

Ronald Reagan, D-Day and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion
2005
Recounts the experiences of the men who served in the U.S. Army Ranger troops that stormed the coast of Normandy on D-Day and describes President Ronald Reagan's efforts to pay them homage forty years later.

Juneteenth

jubilee for freedom
2007
Explores the history and cultural roots of Juneteenth and how it is celebrated.

A boy becomes a man at Wounded Knee

1992
Describes the events that led to the massacre of Lakota (Sioux) Indians at Wounded Knee in 1890 and the experiences of a young boy as he rides with his people to commemorate this event one hundred years later.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - anniversaries, etc