2014 Chase's calendar of events.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calendar of Events, Editors of Chase's, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holidays--United States.

Holidays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill., map.

Edition:

57th edition

Other Title:

Chase's calendar of events

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, c2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As featured on The Today Show ! 12,500 entries. 196 countries. 365 days. Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! If you're looking to tie a promotional event to a special month, create a suggested reading list based on a literary birth anniversary, travel to a music festival halfway around the world, blog about a historical milestone or do a celebrity birthday round-up on your radio show or Twitterfeed, Chase's Calendar of Events is the one resource that has it all. For broadcasters, journalists, event planners, public relations professionals, librarians, editors, writers or simply the curious, this is one reference you can't do without! Chase's Calendar of Events 2014 brings you: Major sporting events such as the Games of the XXII Winter Olympiad at Sochi, Russia (Feb 7-23), and the FIFA World Cup in Brazil (June 12-July 13). Milestones such as the 450th birth anniversary of William Shakespeare; the 200th anniversary of "The Star- Spangled Banner"; the 100th anniversaries of the beginning of World War I and the opening of the Panama Canal; the 75th anniversary of the beginning of World War II; the 50th anniversaries of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Beatlemania and much more. New birthday entries for sports stars such as Mo Farah (Mar 23), Ryan Lochte (Aug 3) and Gabrielle Douglas (Dec 31); actors such as Kerry Washington (Jan 31), Lena Dunham (May 13) and Mads Mikkelsen (Nov 22); musical artists such as Carly Rae Jepsen (Nov 21) and Psy (Dec 31); and authors such as Téa Obreht (Sept 30) and Ann Patchett (Dec 2) and many others. Special days such as National Ferret Day (Apr 2), World Lindy Hop Day (May 26), Extra Mile Day (Nov 1), Lost and Found Day (Dec 12) and more. Search Chase's Any Way You Want! Whether you want to target a specifi c date, location or subject, our fully searchable CD-ROM (PCand MAC-compatible) makes your research quick and easy. Also included is a free installer, so you can load Chase’s directly to your hard drive.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Spotlight on 2014 Anniversaries and Events

Spotlight on the Past: 1864, 1914, 1939, 1964, 1989

Spotlight on World and American Anniversaries

450th Birth Anniversary of William Shakespeare (1564)

Storming the Bastille (1789)

World War I Begins (1914)

Panama Canal Opens (1914)

World War II Begins (1939)

Beatlemania (1964)

"The Star-Spangled Banner" (1814)

George Washington Carver Birth Anniversary (1864)

Nevada Statehood (1864)

Mother's Day: First Official Observance (1914)

Joe Louis Birth Anniversary (1914)

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (1964)

Spotlight on People

Spotlight on 2014 Events

Calendar of Events: Jan 1-Dec 31, 2014

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Calendar Information for the Years 2014-2016

Looking Forward: Future Anniversaries and Major Events

Perpetual Calendar

National Days of the World for 2014

Selected Special Years: 1995-2014

Chinese Calendar

Wedding Anniversary Gifts

World Map of Time Zones

Universal, Standard and Daylight Times

Leap Seconds

Astronomical Phenomena for the Years 2014-2016

The Naming of Hurricanes

Some Facts About the US Presidents

Some Facts About the United States

State & Territory Abbreviations: United States

State Governors/US Senators/US Supreme Court

Some Facts About Canada

Province & Territory Abbreviations: Canada

Some Facts About Mexico

2014 Special Months

Presidential Proclamations

Major Awards Presented in 2012-2013

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780071830911

007183091X

OCLC:

884966378