2012 Event Ceremonies commemorating the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il were held outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun mausoleum in Pyongyang; the nation observed three-minutes of silence to honor him 2012 Event In ceremonies held at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, is officially inactivated after a 51-year U.S. Naval career 2012 Event London holds the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Paralympics 2012 Event Ceremonies and special events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic are help around the world 2011 Event Memorial ceremonies are held worldwide to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks 2010 Event Dubai holds the closing ceremonies for its 7th International Film Festival 2010 Event Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies in a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, hours before the opening ceremonies 2000 Death Deborah Laake, writer, Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond, dies at 47 1977 Event Ground-breaking ceremonies for President Kennedy library 1969 Event Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," premieres in New York City 1939 Event Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies 1923 Event Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC) 1894 Event William Love hosts ground breaking ceremonies for Love Canal
