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Canned food can last indefinitely if sealed properly. On his wedding day in 1956, Beryl Lailey promised to keep a canned whole chicken until his 50th Anniversary, when he would eat it. He did and did not become ill.
As John Adams lay dying, he remarked that Jefferson had outlived him, unaware that Jefferson had died hours earlier, on the 50th anniversary of the original Fourth of July
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After the MOD decided not to recognise the 50th anniversary of the RAF. Flight Lieutenant Allan Pollock Flew his hawker hunter jet under Tower Bridge and around London without permission from the RAF or MOD to commemorate the occasion.
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When the UK government did not celebrate the Royal Air Force's 50th anniversary with a flypast over London, one pilot performed his own, flew through Tower Bridge, round Big Ben...and was fired.
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In 1957 Tulsa Oklahoma buried a Plymouth Belvedere to commemorate Oklahoma’s 50th anniversary. In addition, citizens entered guesses as to what Tulsa’s population would be in 2007, closets person would win the car. When the vault was opened it was filled with water and the car was ruined.
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When the US Army planned the Gettysburg 50th Anniversary Veterans' Reunion, they brought 50 coffins. They estimated some vets were so old that they would die at the event; they only had to use 9 of them.
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In 2015, the NFL was flooded with complaints from colorblind fans after staging a Bills/Jets game in which the Bills wore all red and the Jets wore all green. It was supposed to be a "Color Rush" game celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NFL's first color transmission.
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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When the Golden Gate Bridge was closed for the 50th anniversary and opened to foot traffic, the weight of all the people on it caused the bridge to sag seven feet and caused city officials to falsely fear the bridge would collapse.
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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both signers of the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 both died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration.
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other on the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1826. Not knowing Jefferson had died hours earlier, Adams last words included "Thomas Jefferson survives."
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Alan Pollock, a former RAF pilot who, in 1968, flew a Hawker Hunter jet fighter through London's Tower Bridge to protest the Ministry of Defence's failure to commemorate the RAF's 50th anniversary.
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De Lafayette "hero of two world's" was invited by Pres. Monroe to go on a 3 month tour visiting every state in the US in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the US, he was met by cheering crowds everywhere, and brought Thomas Jefferson to tears at their reunion.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day, July 4, 1826. The 50th anniversary of the original Fourth of July. - source
In 1987 during the Golden Gate Bridge 50th anniversary walk, poor crowd control led to 300,000 people being on the bridge at once, flattening out the center section of the bridge by 7 feet. - source
The weight of 300,000 people walking across the Golden Gate Bridge for its 50th anniversary caused the bridge's arch to flatten, as the middle of the bridge dropped by 7 feet
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were both signers of the Declaration of Independence and both later became United States Presidents. Not only were they the only two signers of the document to later become president, they also both died on July 4th, 1826 = the 50th anniversary of United States" independence.
In 1968 RAF Pilot Alan Pollock, in protest against the RAF's 50th Anniversary not being adequately celebrated, flew his Hawker Hunter into Central London. Flying over key landmarks, Pollock eventually flew through between the road and the upper walkway of Tower Bridge, a gap of less than 20m.
President John Adams died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. His last words were “Thomas Jefferson survives” unaware that Jefferson had passed away hours earlier.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both of whom signed the Declaration of Independence, later became United States Presidents. They also both died on July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing. They were the only two original signers of the Declaration of Independence to later become Presidents of the United States.
In 1968 a fighter jet illegally flew through Tower Bridge, marking the 50th Anniversary of the RAF
For the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, 300,000 pedestrians walked on the bridge deck. This was far more than predicted, and was the heaviest load ever carried by the bridge. The weight was so great the span sagged under it, flattening it out.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day, July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
