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Three new specials commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

While he had previously turned down offers to star in documentaries, Nadal felt the time was right to commemorate his playing days — if not for himself, then for his notoriously private family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Unlike virtual dark tourism that allows for “armchair travel” to real-world dark heritage sites, there is no physical location anchoring the Backrooms nor any historical tragedy to commemorate.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

Crew members from "Star Trek" will also land in San Diego on Saturday, to commemorate six decades of exploring the far reaches of the universe.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

If there was any justice, the scene would be carved into a monument of demonglass and placed here to commemorate the salvation of Weep.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

As the U.S. commemorates its 250th anniversary, the public mood resembles that of 50 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — is being marked on Friday, and there are many closures related to the holiday, including financial markets.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

It is definitely commendable that the Dodgers “museum” commemorates Glenn Burke and Billy Bean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

This commemorates the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which a group of English Catholics failed to blow up Parliament and kill the Protestant king.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

“This bead commemorates the first Son of the Sea God at this camp, and the quest he undertook into the darkest part of the Underworld to stop a war!”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

The 25th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, will be commemorated with solemn oratory, music, the reading of names and a moment of silence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"What happened at Trent Park was obviously very important and it's good it's being commemorated," said Adam Ganz, author of a radio play broadcast by the BBC called "Listening to the Generals".

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Pamela Warner commemorated the anniversary of her son’s death on Tuesday, sharing photos from their past on the Instagram page dedicated to her son’s memory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

He was mortally wounded in Normandy, but his death in a British hospital meant he had not been formally commemorated.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

No, it turned out that the street instead commemorated Hermann’s father, Heinrich Goering, founding Reichskommissar of the former German colony of South-West Africa, which became Namibia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Devoted Shia Muslims take pride in martyrdom, commemorating the Battle of Karbala in 680 where Hussein was killed by Umayyad caliph Yazid.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

About one million people attend the parade on what is known as Christopher Street Day, commemorating the 1969 gay uprising against police brutality at Stonewall Inn on New York City’s Christopher Street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

There’s a day for everything — and July 14 is, of course, most well known internationally for being Bastille Day, commemorating France’s independence.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

After extensive research, I could not find so much as a marker, on-site or elsewhere, commemorating the lives lost.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Santa Anita officials presented Howard with the traditional golden winner’s trophy, then gave him a cup commemorating Seabiscuit.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand