And so, so many others are remembered this morning with the moments of silence in small towns and bustling cities all across this country.

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In the early 1900s, the Twin Cities were still bustling with trade.

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International Jazz Day will educate the minds, uplift the spirits, and enhance the creativity of young people in our small villages and bustling cities.

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In the 1950s, manufacturing transformed cities such as Binghamton, Syracuse and Buffalo into bustling urban centers.

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Reconstruction is bustling across the region: More than 1 million housing units in cities and rural areas have been completed, while reconstruction on about half of the damaged hospitals and clinics has started, Xinhua quoted Yu Wei, a spokesman with the provincial government, as saying.

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