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A half-birthday is a day approximately six months before or after the anniversary of a person's birth. It is sometimes marked by people whose birthday either falls on major holidays, near major holidays, or both, the celebration of which may overshadow celebration of the birthday. [1] It may also be marked by students whose birthday does not ...
Natural hafnium ( 72 Hf) consists of five observationally stable isotopes ( 176 Hf, 177 Hf, 178 Hf, 179 Hf, and 180 Hf) and one very long-lived radioisotope, 174 Hf, with a half-life of 7.0 × 1016 years. [2] In addition, there are 34 known synthetic radioisotopes, the most stable of which is 182 Hf with a half-life of 8.9 × 106 years. This extinct radionuclide is used in hafnium–tungsten ...
The year 2017 marked the 225th anniversary of the US Mint. Although no traditional commemorative coins were issued for the occasion, the mint did produce a $100 coin, a special uncirculated mint set featuring coins with an "enhanced" finish, and a circulating penny featuring the P mint mark.
A Hebrew birthday (also known as a Jewish birthday) is the date on which a person is born according to the Hebrew calendar. This is important for Jews, particularly when calculating the correct date for day of birth, day of death, a bar mitzva or a bat mitzva. This is because the Jewish calendar differs from the secular and Christian Gregorian ...
Happy birthday! This year, Leap Day is Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. If you were born on Leap Day 1924, you would be 100 years old or 25 in Leap Day years.
The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper -clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The ...
A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date that a wedding took place. Couples often mark the occasion by celebrating their relationship, either privately or with a larger party. Special celebrations and gifts are often given for particular anniversary milestones (e.g., 10, 15, 20, or 25 years). In some cultures, traditional names exist for milestone anniversaries; for instance, fifty ...
Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld's youngest son, Shepard Seinfeld, graduated high school on Monday, and his parents gifted him a flip phone.