The etymological origin of anniversaries is found in Greek. Specifically, it derives from “ephemerís, ephemeridos”, which can be translated as “every day”. And it must also be established that this word later passed into Latin, it did so as “ephemeris”, which was used by different authors of the 1st century BC, such as Cicero, to refer to a diary where they came to collect the most relevant facts of every day.
It is a concept that refers to a relevant event that is remembered on its anniversary .
It is important to mention that this term can be named an anniversaries or an ephemeris interchangeably. This means that one can speak of “the anniversary” or “the anniversary” , both expressions being correct according to what is indicated by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ).
The events that, due to their characteristics, remain in history and are remembered as time passes, constitute anniversaries. It is common for the media to use anniversaries to refer to this type of event. There are even sections of anniversaries that can indicate: “On a day like today, but in 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived on the American continent,” “Anniversaries: on August 4, 1932, the Social Club of the Center was founded.”
Thus, among the most important anniversaries in history we come across some such as these:
-On February 24, 1500, the birth of one of the most significant monarchs of all time takes place: Charles I of Spain and V of Germany.
-On July 14, 1789, the Bastille was stormed in Paris, which signified the triumph of what is known as the French Revolution.
-On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell managed to successfully have the first telephone communication in the world.
-On June 28, 1914, the First World War began.
-On July 20, 1969, the first man landed on the Moon.
-On November 8, 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall took place.
The celebration of these anniversaries and the commentary focused on the events of each day are also called anniversaries: “The national sports anniversaries indicate that on April 21, the soccer team won its first continental title,” “I don't think there is a "A similar achievement in the anniversaries of this team."
The astronomical anniversaries , on the other hand, annually compile the coordinates of the fixed stars and planets with respect to the equator and the ecliptic. They also mention other data such as lunar distances and eclipses.
It can be noted that astronomical ephemeris compile the values of the positions adopted by astronomical objects at certain times.
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of a web space entitled Ephemerides 2.0 and that allows us to learn about the most important historical events and events that took place on the different days of the year and that are now celebrating their corresponding anniversary.