Remington's central business district remains an authentic old town area, mostly untouched by modern events.
There are a number of modern cultural events, such as concerts and galleries.
This pageant had no direct relationship with the modern event.
The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921.
The modern event is based on this practice.
It was not until 1956 that the highland games returned to North Carolina as a modern event.
Grandville makes several references to modern day political events.
The famous cars which they drove frequently are presented at the modern event.
In fact, both the students and the Government use rhetoric that seems strangely out of tune with modern events.
It was the latter type from which the modern event derives.