Word: 156th
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After four days of debate that often lasted until dawn, the parliament of the world's newest, and 156th, sovereign state unanimously approved a constitution. The staid, protocol-conscious assembly in Surinam's capital of Paramaribo erupted in cheers. Outside, a crowd waiting for the vote roared its approval and set off celebratory firecrackers. As the parliamentarians stood to sing the national anthem, a Creole woman placed garlands of ribbons around the neck of Prime Minister Henck Arron and Opposition Leader Jaggernath Lachmon, head of the Hindustani Vatan Hitkarie (Progressive Reform) party. Close to tears, the two longtime...
...best-known sports personalities were, in order: Retired Baseball Star Willie Mays, Namath and ex-Heavyweight Champ Muhammad Ali. But when asked which athlete's endorsements they would trust most, the men ranked Mays 31st, Namath 156th and Ali 190th. Nelson Research concluded that an athlete's potential success as an endorser depends not on his skill or fame but on his "likeability" by the public...
United States warplanes waged air strikes against Cambodia yesterday for the 156th consecutive day since the bombing began in February...