Record crowds at Tiananmen vigil
A record crowd packed six football pitches at an annual vigil held in Hong Kong Monday to commemorate 23 years since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. full story
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That was 2001, and there’s been a candlelight vigil for Baird every year since. This year’s vigil is tonight at 7 in the 1900 block of Officer Scott M. Baird Boulevard, the scene of the accident.
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Marriage Equality for PA sets Tuesday vigil in downtown Lancaster
Marriage Equality for PA is sponsoring a Light the Way to Justice Vigil.The vigil will be held Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. in Binns Park in downtown Lancaster.A peaceful display of solidarity, the Lancaster vigil is one of eight events being held across Pennsylvania as part of a nationwide call for ful...
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Midlands events draw large crowds
While they can all boast of record-breaking crowds, several of the Midlands’ recent marquee weekend events saw large turnouts, including the Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic, held March 22-24.Click to Continue »
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Is this the new China? First lady Peng Liyuan sang for troops after Tiananmen Square massacre
With her sharp suits and well-coiffed hair, Peng Liyuan looks like the embodiment of a softer, kinder China – so when a photograph of China’s new first lady serenading martial-law troops after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre flickered across cyberspace this week, it was swiftly scrubbed from China’s internet.
independent.co.uk (1 month and 19 days ago)
Boston Common vigil
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:37:01 GMTThe Associated PressLauren Jones, 30, of Boston, who volunteered during the Boston Marathon and was three blocks from the site of the explosions, holds a candle during a vigil for the victims at Boston Common, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP photosHundreds of people gathered for a vigil yesterday on the Boston Common, sang...
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Watch: Trayvon Martin's Parents to Hold Hoodie Vigil
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Flight 93 memorial sets record for crowds in 2012
In all, nearly 320,000 people visited the memorial in rural Somerset County last year, about 60,000 more than the prior record in 2011.
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Vigil For Bombing Victims
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday (April 16) in Boston for a vigil after the bombings that shook the city's marathon on Monday.
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Bits Blog: Knowing Where to Focus the Wisdom of Crowds
The theory of the “wisdom of crowds” might not apply to massive terrorist manhunts, where fiction can be perceived as fact. Instead, online crowds can be used to ensure that people see correct information released by law-enforcement officials.
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