centennial

Calls for a memorial began almost immediately, with sentiments intensifying in the years around 1832, the centennial of Washington’s birth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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

It’s Miles Davis’ centennial, and fellow musicians discuss how the shapeshifting innovator transformed music over and over again and became more than a jazz legend.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

The 1876 centennial also became a great commercial anniversary, with facsimiles and other cheap reproductions widely circulated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

After seeing women omitted from history in the centennial celebrations, the suffragists decided to write their own account of the women’s suffrage movement.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

From Bernstein centennials at Tanglewood to Mahler in the desert, concerts across the country you don’t want to miss this season.

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