But they didn't have to. 不过最终都不用这样 The board relented 因为董事局最后让步 and on January 22, 1984 在1984年1月22日 an audience of 96 million 在超级杯美式足球赛事的 Superbowl viewers watched 9600万名观众面前

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World Kidney Day is on the 12th of March. It started in 2006 and has grown quickly. In its first year, 66 countries celebrated it and two years later that number rose to 88. The day is a joint venture of the International Society of Nephrology and th

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In the USA, July is National Hot Dog Month. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council decided that National Hot Dog Day would be around July 23rd every year. In fact, Hot Dog Day is celebrated outside of the USA too. There are celebrations in Canada,

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Father's Day is celebrated all around the world to say thank you to dads. An old English proverb tells how important fathers are. It says: A father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. Many of us perhaps think our father is even more important. Ther

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ANZAC Day (April 25) is when Australia and New Zealand honour members of their World War I soldiers. ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. These brave soldiers fought half way across the world in Turkey, where they landed in Gallipoli on

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International Dance Day, also known as World Dance Day, is celebrated on April 29 each year. It started in 1982 to commemorate the birthday of the dancer Jean-Georges Noverre. The day is organized by the International Dance Council (IDC), which is pa

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Nerd Pride Day, also called Geek Pride Day, is a fun and serious day that celebrates nerds and geeks. Anyone around the world can feel proud to be a nerd or geek on this day. The day started in 2006 and takes place on May 25. This is a very special d

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In the USA, July is National Hot Dog Month. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council decided that National Hot Dog Day would be around July 23rd every year. In fact, Hot Dog Day is celebrated outside of the USA too. There are celebrations in Canada,

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The dangers of global warming are well known. It is good to have a day that makes us think about the harm the Suns rays can do to our skin. This day is Stay Out Of The Sun Day. It takes place around the 3rd of July every year. No one really knows how

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Halloween is celebrated on October the 31st every year. It originated from a pagan holiday and the Christian holiday of All Saints Day. The name Halloween is a shortened version of All Hallows Eve. Today, it is more of a fun day for children and has

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58 在丹麦庆祝美国国庆节 DATE=6-29-2001 TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #824 - Fourth of July in Denmark BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach HOST: (Start at 1'00

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THIS IS AMERICA - November 25, 2002: Thanksgiving By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: It is one of America’s most popular holidays. It is a day for expressing thanks for the good things in life, especially

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What Does Kim Jong Un Want? Kim Jong Un became North Koreas leader in late 2011 after the death of his father Kim Jong Il. Many wondered what the young, Swiss-educated leader would do for the poor, isolated country with nuclear weapons. Almost six ye

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The fifth-tallest building in the world, the Lotte World Tower, has opened in Seoul, South Korea. The event was celebrated in a ceremony with a fireworks display that lit up the building and the sky. The 123-story glass and steel structure is South K

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Its been a year since Indias government banned the use of high-value paper money. That decision is being heavily criticized by some individuals and groups. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ordered the action in November 2016 has repeatedly defended h

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Christmas Celebrated AZUZ: And of course, Christians around the world celebrated Christmas on December 25th, marking the birth of Jesus. One of those celebrations, which you see right here, was held in the city of Bethlehem, the site where Jesus was

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President Obama is meeting with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in the aftermath of the central bank's decision to offer extremely low interest rates for two more years, though the announcement caused the market to rally yesterday. By the day, all that wen

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I want to move, but I need to have a job in the new city first. I want a relationship, and I'll get one as soon as I lose ten pounds. I'll pursue my passion, as soon as I have enough money in the bank. 我想要搬家,不过首先我必须在新城市

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The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with f

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As with almost all Christian holidays, Easter has been secularized and commercialized. The dichotomous nature of Easter and its symbols, however, is not necessarily a modern fabrication. 和其它基督教节日一样,复活节正慢慢被世俗和被

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