Canada's centennial in 1967 is often seen as an important milestone in the history of Canadian patriotism, and in Canada's maturing as a distinct, independent country, after which Dominion Day became more popular with average Canadians.

The establishment of universal male suffrage in France in 1848 was an important milestone in the history of democracy.

The harnessing of fire was a pivotal milestone in human history.

On June 22, 1996, the release of Quake marked the second milestone in Id Software history.

Kansas City concluded a milestone off-season in 1989-1990 as its biggest commitment to free agents in the club's entire history.

Despite yet another losing season, the Mets made history in 2011 when Jason Isringhausen converted his 300th save with the team, the third player in franchise history to reach the milestone while with the organization behind John Franco and Billy Wagner.

With the Rangers, Sosa hit his 600th career home run to become the fifth player in MLB history to reach the milestone.

A significant milestone in the history of Fisher ’ s business programs has been their accreditation by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (" AACSB International "), which is recognized as the hallmark of excellence in management education.

Time magazine found the dance and gang warfare more compelling than the love story and noted that the show's " putting choreography foremost, may prove a milestone in musical-drama history ..."

The first appearance of WNV in the Western Hemisphere was in 1999 with encephalitis reported in humans, dogs, cats, and horses, and the subsequent spread in the United States may be an important milestone in the evolving history of this virus.

The adoption of this Convention is regarded as a milestone in the history of international drug control.

His death in the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 is traditionally considered a milestone in the history of the Christianisation of the country, although religion was not one of the issues at stake in that battle.

Considered a milestone in European history, the Oaths of Strasbourg symbolize the birth of both France and Germany.

He called the film " a milestone in the history of American movies, a work of truth and brilliance.

Stanley Dancer drove the New Zealand bred horse, Cardigan Bay to win $ 1 million in stakes in 1968, the first harness horse to surpass that milestone in American history.

September 1953 marked a milestone in Roy's history — Roy received a charter to establish the first branch bank in the state of Utah.

The Bexhill 100 Festival of Motoring, held on Bexhill's seafront, celebrated this important milestone in motoring history from 1990 until 2002.

Believing the post to be " the first professorship of its kind in the country ," Harvard President Drew G. Faust called it “ an important milestone .” Funded by a $ 1. 5 million gift from the members and supporters of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus, the F. O. Matthiessen Visiting Professorship of Gender and Sexuality is named for a mid-20th century gay Harvard American studies scholar and literary critic who chaired the undergraduate program in history and literature.

1972 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Irish Free State and so was an important milestone in the history of Fine Gael.

A milestone in PC history came on December 17, 1917.

This series of events is considered a significant milestone in the history of jury nullification.

On December 5, 2006, WEIZAC was recognized by the IEEE as a milestone in the history of electrical engineering and computing, and the team who built it were awarded the " WEIZAC Medal ".

Though not a commercial success at the time, it is now recognized as a milestone album in the history of power pop music.

In 1986, another milestone in the School ’ s history occurred when the School was renamed the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration.

In the Baltic Sea region, Poland's struggle with the Teutonic Knights continued and included the Battle of Grunwald ( German: Battle of Tannenberg ; Lithuanian: Battle of Žalgiris ) ( 1410 ) and in 1466 the milestone Peace of Thorn under King Casimir IV Jagiellon ; the treaty created the future Duchy of Prussia.

Adopted by numerous monarchs in Central Europe, the law was a milestone in urbanization of the region and prompted the development of thousands of villages and cities.

The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire became a pivotal milestone in the creation of the modern Middle East, the result of which bore witness to the creation of new conflicts and hostilities in the region.

In 1993, a major milestone for the airport was the signing of a new United States – Ireland bilateral agreement which allowed airlines to operate some direct transatlantic services for the first time to / from Dublin Airport instead of touching down en route at Shannon Airport on the west coast of Ireland ( Shannon had once been a major transatlantic refuelling stop for pre-jet aircraft, and this agreement was designed to protect the interests of the Shannon region when modern jets no longer required a refuelling stop and Shannon saw a fall-off in traffic ).

After a new edition was published, in 2001, the journalist Joseph Farah called the book a " milestone history on the origins of the Arab-Jewish conflict in the region.

There were 2 important conferences on Central American integration in Esquipulas, the second of which, in August 1987 established the Procedure for a firm and lasting peace, the most important milestone in re-establishing peace in the region.

In the Baltic Sea region Poland's struggle with the Teutonic Knights continued and included the milestone Peace of Thorn under King Casimir IV Jagiellon ; the treaty created the future Duchy of Prussia.

It was a real stimulant to a lot of guys I know who have moved past the 2-score-year milestone.

Burgess has stated that the total of 21 chapters was an intentional nod to the age of 21 being recognised as a milestone in human maturation.

The creation of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 1910 was regarded as a milestone on the road to the ultimate goal of abolition of war.

As of 23 September 2009, EDS began going to market as HP Enterprise Services, a name change which came one year after HP announced the acquisition of EDS and was a critical milestone as the integration of EDS into HP neared completion.

Although those programs included years of research and work, ELIZA remains a milestone simply because it was the first time a programmer had attempted such a human-machine interaction with the goal of creating the illusion ( however brief ) of human-human interaction.

The release of The Godfather in 1972 was a milestone in cinema.

His 30 September 1989 speech from the balcony of the German embassy in Prague was an important milestone on the road to the end of the GDR.

The last milestone was the General Assembly in March 1952, in Rome, Italy where the activities of the new IMU were inaugurated and the first Executive Committee, President and various commissions where elected.

In Europe, English received a more central role particularly since 1919, when the Treaty of Versailles was composed not only in French, the common language of diplomacy at the time, but, under special request from American president Woodrow Wilson, also in English-a major milestone in the globalisation of English.

The transformation of King's African Rifles to Kenya Military Forces on the midnight of 12 December 1963 was a major milestone in the foundation of today's Kenya Army units.

Although the manga was never completed, it is regarded as a milestone in Otomo's career as it contained many of the same themes he would explore in his later, more successful manga such as Dōmu.

The 2002 election was a milestone, marking Mali's first successful transition from one democratically elected president to another, despite the persistence of electoral irregularities and low voter turnout.

MySQL 5. 6, a development milestone release, was announced at the MySQL users conference 2011.

William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird wrote that this was a " show, that, like ' Show Boat ', became a milestone, so that later historians writing about important moments in twentieth-century theatre would begin to identify eras according to their relationship to ' Oklahoma.

One milestone was the publication in 1876 by Josiah Willard Gibbs of his paper, On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances.

Since nothing is known of the Saints Alexander, Eventius and Theodulus of 3 May other than their names and the facts that they were martyred and were buried at the seventh milestone of the Via Nomentana on that day, the one whose name coincided with that of a pope was identified with the Pope.

Turkey is the only Muslim country located in the Middle East ( and one of two along with Israel ) that has abolished polygamy, which was officially criminalized with the adoption of the Turkish Civil Code in 1926, a milestone in Atatürk's secularist reforms.

In terms of its wide cultural impact across society in the US and elsewhere, Bill Haley's " Rock Around the Clock ", recorded in April 1954 but not a commercial success until the following year, is generally recognized as an important milestone, but it was preceded by many recordings from earlier decades in which elements of rock and roll can be clearly discerned.

In March 2010, Russell Crowe & The Ordinary Fear of God's version of the John Williamson song " Winter Green " was included on a new compilation album The Absolute Best of John Williamson: 40 Years True Blue, commemorating the singer-songwriter's milestone of 40 years in the Australian music industry.

A milestone, or miliarium, was a circular column on a solid rectangular base, set for more than 2 feet ( 60 cm ) into the ground, standing 5 feet ( 1. 50 m ) high, 20 inches ( 50 cm ) in diameter, and weighing more than 2 tons.

A significant evolutionary milestone during the Silurian was the appearance of jawed and bony fish.

It was a building for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company and marked a milestone in architectural design representative of the International style of architecture, which was at that time becoming increasingly popular in the US.