2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II officially celebrates her 89th birthday with a Trooping the Color ceremony; as part of the celebration, the Queen also knighted figures including actor Kevin Spacey and singer Van Morrison 2014 Event The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics is held in Sochi; the celebration includes a variety of performing artists in music and dance 2013 Event A special episode of the British science fiction program 'Doctor Who' called, 'The Day of the Doctor' broadcasts simultaneously to 94 countries in celebration of the show's 50th Anniversary; the broadcast earned a Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama 1986 Event Flintstones 25th Anniversary Celebration airs on CBS-tv 1971 Event 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana 1969 Event "Celebration" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 110 performances 1969 Event "Celebration" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 110 performances 1945 Event Victory celebration at Red Square 1928 Event 1st celebration of Author's Day 1928 Event Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration) 1921 Event Cleveland's 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 innings 1920 Event World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50,000+ Clevelanders 1911 Event Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site 1909 Event Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in N.Y. 1897 Event 1st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming) 1827 Event 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans 1816 Death Elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration), dies at 68 1796 Event 1st Independence Day celebration is held 1758 Birthday Elizabeth Hamilton, author, Cats: A Celebration
