Tag: centenary
Environmental activists try to spoil TotalEnergies centenary celebration
They weren’t invited but still managed to get noticed. Environmental activists celebrated the centenary of TotalEnergies in their own way on Tuesday by unfurling a banner in front of the…
The oldest mayor in France has died at 101
He was a hundred years old and still held his position as mayor of Saint-Seurin-sur-l’isle, a small town of around 3,000 souls, in Libournais. The disappearance of Marcel Berthomé, a…
For its centenary, Disney makes new with old
The presentation of the Disney studios is traditionally a highlight of the Annecy Festival. This edition had a particular taste since the studio is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year;…
Toyota in the lead, Ferrari in ambush… Follow the centenary race
After 60 years of absence on the Le Mans circuit, the Italian firm is back for the legendary endurance race, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023. Article written by…
A day of festivities for the centenary of Rainier III
Monaco will pay tribute to its “prince builder”. On Wednesday, the Principality will organize a day of festivities, the anniversary date of the birth, a century ago, of Rainier III,…
The centenary company André in big trouble
A century-old company could go out of business. The shoemaker André is again in difficulty: the Nanterre commercial court placed the 1Monde9 group, which has owned the historic brand since…
Rally for the centenary of Mussolini’s “march on Rome”
Hundreds of dictator Benito Mussolini’s nostalgia marched through his hometown of Predappio on Sunday to celebrate the centenary of the “march on Rome” which marked the fascists’ rise to power…
rally for the centenary of Mussolini’s “march on Rome”
Many of the participants were dressed in black, a tribute to the Black Shirts, a militia of the fascist movement and then of Mussolini’s regime. Some raised their right arm…
Unterhaching’s SPD celebrates its centenary – Munich district
Once a month, always on the first Tuesday, the red pennant is taken out of the cupboard in the Althaching tavern. Then there’s the SPD regulars’ table. Not everyone from…
James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses” celebrates its centenary. – Culture
James Joyce was living in Trieste when war broke out in 1914, having left Ireland ten years previously. As a British citizen, he was lucky not to have been captured…