centennial

America’s mood wasn’t much happier at the bicentennial—or the 1876 centennial for that matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The first World’s Fair held in America would be happening at the same time in Philadelphia, so the city was also chosen as the site of the centennial events.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

By the centennial in 1876, public celebrations of the Revolution seldom mentioned external assistance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

This was the starting line for roughly 70 drivers who gathered to celebrate the centennial of Route 66 with a 2,448-mile, 20-day caravan to Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

The document, created by the Labor Department to commemorate the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, certainly also served as another propaganda tool for the US government to improve its image on racial relations.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

It’s one of several Los Angeles landmarks celebrating their centennials this year, a reflection of how rapidly L.A. was growing in the early 1920s.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

Turkcan said millennials were born between 1979 and 1996, and centennials - the next major generation for baseball - began in 1997 and ended between four and eight years ago.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2019

Turkcan said millennials were born between 1979 and 1996, and centennials — the next major generation for baseball — began in 1997 and ended between four and eight years ago.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2019

A closing-night gala salutes the centennials of Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2018

On the southern side of the street were a mix of larger apartment buildings, and at either end of the block were churches that had recently celebrated their centennials.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser