1.   All the children were given a medal and certificate by television personality Judith Hann to commemorate the day.

2.   A service in Harlem commemorating the day of Bahamian independence was typical.

3.   Each of the inmates left with a card commemorating the day as the Jubilee in the Prisons of the World.

4.   In between there were signs and T-shirts shouting messages of anger and love or commemorating the day.

5.   In New York on Tuesday night at the Mets-Dodgers game, Major League Baseball commemorated the day Jackie Robinson brought color back into the league.

6.   It commemorates the day Russia declared itself a sovereign state, an act that hastened the disintegration of the Soviet Union, which most Russians deeply regret.

7.   It commemorates the day the three Wise Men arrived in Bethlehem bearing gifts for the baby Jesus.

8.   Last year, we also commemorated the day by watching loud, frightening and scaly creatures engaging in noisy rampages.

9.   Last year, we also commemorated the day by watching loud, frightening, scaly creatures on the rampage.

10.   Local people and visitors milled about, taking pictures to commemorate the day.