It is a unifying event.
The trial of Socrates is the central, unifying event of the great Platonic dialogues.
The outbreak of war has generally been regarded as a socially unifying event, though this view has been challenged by more recent scholarship.
The Felix Longoria affair became an early example of a unifying event in the Mexican American civil rights movement.
"Short Cuts" doesn't have the unifying event that brings "Nashville" to such a rousing conclusion.
Mr. Fabius said a major unifying event might come early in 2002, when the euro itself becomes the daily working currency.
To celebrate the community's philanthropic spirit, the giving period concludes with a Fun run in the heart of town, probably the single most unifying event in the Jackson Hole community.
He sees the Olympic Games as a great unifying event for New York and its future.
Nearly 98% of Bishop O'Connell's students attend Superdance, and it has become a unifying event for the school.
Our unifying event was "Seinfeld."