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2008 Olympics | Opening Ceremony Kicks Off 2008 Summer Olympic Game
| Fireworks explode over the Beijing National Stadium during a recent dress rehearsal for the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony. |
By Kelly Bronk
Staff Writer
August 8, 2008
Washington -- On 08/08/08 at 8:08 p.m. local time, more than 90,000 athletes, heads of state, journalists, sports enthusiasts and spectators attended the opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing National Stadium. China, which is hosting the XXIX Olympiad, opened the Summer Games with an extravagant more than three-hour ceremony that included thousands of actors, dancers and performers...more2008 Games Could Mark “Strike Three” for Baseball in Olympics
| U.S. Olympic baseball team center fielder Dexter Fouler chases a ball during an exhibition game against Canada August 3. |
By Ralph Dannheisser
Staff Writer
August 5, 2008
Washington -- Even as athletes from around the world gather in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics, baseball is headed for what may be its final turn at bat as an Olympic sport.
Voting by secret ballot at their 2005 meeting in Singapore, members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to eliminate baseball -- and also softball -- from the quadrennial games starting in 2012. They became the first sports dropped from the Olympic program since polo was jettisoned in 1936...more U.S. Olympic Team Reflects America’s Global Roots
| U.S. Olympic competitor Nastia Liukin performs a routine at the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California, March 30. |
Athletes hail from every region of the worldBy Domenick DiPasquale
Staff Writer
July 31, 2008Washington -- When the U.S. Olympic team marches onto the field for the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing August 8, the 596 American athletes will not just join fellow athletes from more than 200 nations around the world -- they will, in a very real way, be a microcosm of that world.In sports as varied as boxing and table tennis, archery and track, gymnastics and rowing, U.S. Olympic athletes’ prospects for the gold are enhanced by the presence of athletes who trace their roots to other nations...more | | | U.S. Independence Day | U.S. Independence Day a Civic and Social Event | Fourth of July fireworks
burst above the Lincoln
Memorial, Washington
Monument, and U.S. Capitol
in Washington. (© AP Images) |
Americans celebrate July 4, 1776, adoption of Declaration of IndependenceBy Michael Jay Friedman
Staff Writer
June 30, 2008
Washington -- The United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4, a day of patriotic celebration and family events throughout the country. In the words of Founding Father John Adams, the holiday would be “the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance. … It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.”...more | | | Civil Rights in the United States | Civil Rights in the United States
February 14, 2008 - 2008 Black History Month  African Americans' contributions to United States are highlighted each February
Washington -- Each February, Black History Month honors the struggles and triumphs of millions of American citizens over the most devastating obstacles -- slavery, prejudice, poverty – as well as their contributions to the nation’s cultural and political life...more
| | | Volunteerism in the United States | December 05, 2007 - Iraqi Burn Victim Helped by Government and Private Efforts
Teenagers and children give money, time to make life easier for others Washington -- Youssif, the 5-year-old Iraqi victim of an attack involving burning gasoline, is now in the United States receiving medical treatment thanks to close cooperation between the U.S. government, the Cable News Network (CNN) and private U.S. medical groups, says a consular officer formerly stationed in Baghdad.
Jewell Evans, a U.S. diplomat who was assigned to Baghdad from 2006 to 2007, played a key role in facilitating Youssif and his family’s departure from Baghdad and their entry into the United States after CNN broadcast a report in August of the attack. more | Education U.S. Department of State Offers Grant for Foreign Language Study for American High School Students |  | Department of State |
Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
April 17, 2008The Department of State is pleased to announce the publication of its solicitation for the National Security Language Initiative-Youth (NSLI-Y) program. This grant program, under the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, targets seven languages and language families, including...more |
Women
Women in the United StatesMarch 14, 2008 - National Women’s History Month 2008
Women’s History, Accomplishments Celebrated Every March
Washington -- In 1981, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution establishing National Women's History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month, and has since passed such a resolution every year. Congressional action is followed by a U.S. presidential proclamation declaring March as Women’s History Month.
Since its founding in 1980, the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) has recognized and celebrated the rich and varied contributions of women to the history and culture of the United States...more
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