Word: 500th
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...assumption that the baby will be the long-awaited heir, the Shah reportedly has already decided to name him Cyrus-after ancient Persia's Cyrus the Great. The baby is due in late October, and the Shah plans gala celebrations early next year for the 2,500th anniversary of Cyrus' empire. which once stretched from the Indus to the shores of Greece...
...King Henry VIII of England; his name was known throughout Europe, and Basel was ready to shower him with honors and commissions to lure him back permanently. The city failed, but it has cherished Holbein as its own ever since. This summer, when the University of Basel celebrated its 500th birthday, it decided to mark the occasion with a special tribute to the man who did not stay-a huge exhibition of 452 works, collected from eleven different countries, in honor not only of Hans but also of his father, his uncle and his brother...