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In 1944 National Iron Works moved to its present location at 28th Street and Harbor Drive on San Diego Bay and in 1949 the company was renamed National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. to reflect the shipyard. [8] National Iron Works built some important San Diego structures, such as some of the plants in which Convair manufactured aircraft for World ...
A campaign is underway to pass federal legislation officially recognizing the first Saturday of each November as National Bison Day. [2] Although the legislation has so far failed to pass, the Senate has passed a resolution each year since 2013 recognizing the day. [3] The day is celebrated at sites involved in the conservation of American ...
The National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) is composed of the Minister of Shipping with Cabinet Ministers from stakeholder ministries and ministers in charge of ports in India's maritime states. The NSAC approved the overall National Perspective Plan (NPP) and regularly reviews the progress of implementation of these plans.
The 10-day plenum elected China's new government leaders. Up for confirmation for a second term were President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao . The State Council went through important personnel and structural changes following the 17th Party Congress .
Independence Day (Urdu: یومِ آزادی, romanized: Yaum-i Āzādī ), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.
Gibraltar National Day, celebrated annually on 10 September, is the official national day of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The day commemorates Gibraltar's first sovereignty referendum of 1967 , in which Gibraltarian voters were asked whether they wished to either pass under Spanish sovereignty , or remain under British ...
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people.It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal).
5 April is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India. On this day in 1919, [citation needed] navigation history was created when SS Loyalty, the first ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd., [citation needed] journeyed to the United Kingdom, a crucial step for India's shipping history when sea routes were controlled by the British.