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Bonfires are lit every year in some unionist areas of Northern Ireland ahead of the Orange Order's parades, which are traditionally held on 12 July to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

"I try to commemorate cultural moments in New York City, and this seemed to be a big one, so just capturing a little time capsule from that moment in time," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Fans can gather Monday evening at the Venice Skatepark to commemorate what would have been the singer’s 33rd birthday, according to an event announcement shared on Tree’s Instagram story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

The group were examining records of thousands of brains used in research by the Germans, trying to identify all the subjects and commemorate them properly.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

No family members sitting shiva, no yahrzeit candle to commemorate his death.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The 4 July federal holiday commemorates the 13 US colonies signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to end British rule.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

However, this Friday is Juneteenth—a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.—meaning that American stock markets are closed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

It’s a fine poem but a deceitful one: We do indeed remember Shakespeare’s powerful rhyme, but what do we remember about the person it commemorates?

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

Patni commemorated Akash with a framed photograph and a life-size cutout, decorated with flowers and surrounded by scattered rose petals and lit lamps.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 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

Over the past 250 years, Americans have commemorated Independence Day with festivals, barbecues, music and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Other astronomers commemorated with a blue plaque include Sir Arthur Eddington, who encouraged Payne-Gaposchkin in her early career, and the scientific couple, Walter and Annie Maunder.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Her spirit was commemorated at the ceremony by an empty chair, which her classmates had decorated with sunflowers and purple fabric.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

Anniversaries are funny things, commemorating the bad as well as the good in our shared and personal histories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

He's roving the stadium with a camera crew, shooting a documentary commemorating this one-off event.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

It was among lean-to’s and adaptations—past ogham atones commemorating some long-dead Deag the son of No, built into a later bastion upside down.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White