Posts Tagged ‘60th anniversary’

Dead Sea Scroll On Display In Jerusalem After 40 Years In Dark

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

The 24-foot scroll with the text of the Bible’s Book of Isaiah had been in a dark, temperature-controlled room at the Israel Museum since 1967. It went on display two years earlier, but curators replaced it with a facsimile after noticing new cracks in the calfskin parchment. The museum decided to put the scroll back [...]

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Israel Independence Day And Palestinian Rights

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Here’s Obama’s statement on Israel’s 60th Independence Day… This week marks the 60th anniversary of the fulfillment of a dream — the independence of the State of Israel. Throughout many centuries, Jews held fast to the hope of returning as free people to the land of their ancestors. Blessed with visionary leaders like Theodore Herzl [...]

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Wings Over Pittsburgh Air Show

Friday, May 9th, 2008

This year the event will be held Mother’s Day weekend, May 10-11, on the ramp of the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, located in Coraopolis, PA. This is the eighth year for the event and will commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Air Force Reserve while also celebrating Pittsburgh’s 250th Anniversary. The two-day free [...]

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WINGS OVER PITTSBURGH

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

This year the event will be held Mother’s Day weekend, May 10-11, on the ramp of the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, located in Coraopolis, PA. This is the eighth year for the event and will commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Air Force Reserve while also celebrating Pittsburgh’s 250th Anniversary. The two-day free [...]

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