A group of about 20 people headed down to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial for some flash mob fun. To celebrate Jefferson’s birthday, they would meet on the steps of the memorial, dance for about 10 minutes, and leave.

Instead they were arrested with no explanation given to them or to the parties asking about them. via picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

About 45,000 people gathered today (6th August 2008) in Peace Memorial Park to hear Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba give an address. In the speech, Mayor Akiba called for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

Full transcript of the speech in the comments picked by pocksucket 2 weeks ago

The New York Yankees visited the memorial of the Virginia Tech massacre today to pay homage to the 32 victims and then played the Hokies baseball team in an exhibition game. The Yankees won 11 to 0, but students were more than happy just to have the Yankees present.

A-Rod called it his proudest day wearing his striped uniform. picked by mahler87 5 months ago

A 'celebration of his life, not a sad funeral' said his father, is what the Irwin memorial will be about. 3000 free tickets were given to those dedicated fans who waited for hours to get a ticket. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Five teenage girls spraypainted anti-Anzac (Aussie Veteran's Day) slogans on a war memorial hours before the Anzac Day dawn service was due to begin. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

You know, it is a lot easier to get away with faking your demise if you don't attend the memorial service so you can hear what people have to say. :-) picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Why wouldn’t they? There are no enemies in their cosmology. Violence itself is the enemy.
Which means the hijackers are victims too.
Oh, and we also sort of deserved it because of our “total support of Israel.” (video)

Ahhgg!! %#@%%#%&)&! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Thousands gathered today in South Carolina to pay tribute to the nine firefighers who died in the line of duty. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

Today is the 63rd anniversary of D-Day. Go here to learn more about the men who went through hell that day. picked by Moe 1 year ago

A group in Dessau, Germany, will start building a new "Great Pyramid," which is estimated to take about 30 years to complete, be about 1,900 feet tall and 10 times larger than the Great Pyramid of Egypt. It will offer burial space in the form of a "tomb container with ashes of the deceased" and engraved "memorial stones" with time capsules to store personal memorabi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Trace location and geolocation of any ip address. Fight against spammers. Ip Address Location is free and fast service that use Google Map and looks up not only your IP Address, DNS, Country, Contry code, City and Browser but provide also IP Lookup, IP Locator, a couple advanced privacy test and tutorial describing protocols, ports, TCP/Ip, then what and how IP addressing works. You can find exc... read full post picked by sharoncreech 1 year ago

President Bush helped the Air Force make a dream come true on Saturday, dedicating a hilltop monument for the service to the memory of airmen lost defending America and to those that fight for it still picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

Hoping we all remember them today and remain thankful that we're still with our loved ones. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Yes you read that right. 24 hours before Cecil Howard Sinclair's service was to begin. The church's website is here if you feel so inclined to read about them. Sometimes I wonder if we are not evolving backwards. UGH. picked by Moe 1 year ago

About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.

The Neptune Memorial Reef, which opened last fall, is seen by its creators as a perfect final resting spot for those who loved the sea. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The Westboro Baptist Church out of Topeka, Kansas announced Monday representatives would show up to protest New Life Church Wednesday.
The first line reads "Thank god for sending this tragedy,” going on to include, "God hates New Life Church," before including Biblical references and anti-gay language. picked by Steffanie 8 months ago

Few occupations show as much support for fallen brothers and sisters as firemen and police officers. Here's one such show of support, 10,000 strong picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

For those that care about Canadian Minor hockey: The host team, the Vancouver Giants captured their first Canadian Hockey League championship in their short six-year history with a 3-1 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers in the final. picked by thebassman 1 year ago

Displaying swastikas or spreading Nazi doctrines can be punished by up to three years' jail or a fine in Germany. Police have disturbed the final resting place of someone because witnesses says a neo-nazi threw a flag in the grave. picked by BernardBlack 2 weeks ago

A photo album created by an SS officer stationed at Auschwitz has been donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The unique album shows the life and activities of officers at the camp. Compare those officers to the prisoners. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago