Harry Beck version of the London Underground diagram. In March 2013 a blue plaque was unveiled on the house where Beck was born, in Wesley Road in Leyton, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Tube map. GB Railfreight named locomotive 66721 after Beck in January 2007. Beck's idea has been emulated by subway, bus and transit companies around the world and many urban rail and metro maps use his principles. He was featured on a BBC2 series called "Map Man" in 2004. Harry Beck Henry Charles Beck (4 June 1902 – 18 September 1974), known as Harry Beck, was an English
60th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide commemorations in Beirut 60th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide commemorations in Beirut On May 6, 1975, a massive gathering took place in the Lebanese capital Beirut, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Some 100,000 people participated in the march, which was organized jointly by different groups across the Armenian political spectrum. From the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in 1965 onwards, Armenians held assemblies in the streets of Beirut on Commemoration Day (April 24). Previously these events had been held in stadiums. The Armenian political parties in Lebanon decided on September 2, 1974, to commemorate the 60th anniversary