Do the following two sentences have the same meaning?
About 1,000 people attended the ceremony , kicking off two days of observances tied to the March on Washington .
About 1,000 people came in stifling heat to begin two days of observances tied to the coming 40th anniversary of the March on Washington on Aug. 28 , 1963 .

Possible answers: (A). no; (B). yes;
The answer is:
(B).