Word: 18th
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...portrait] is a form of history as biography of the great man that perpetuated the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries of hanging someone on the wall,” says Phillips Professor of Early American History Laurel T. Ulrich...
...noted that Russia’s conflict with Chechnya, for example, had its roots in 18th-century imperial policy...
...surprised if you run into women on the links this summer carrying golf bags covered in 18th century French fabric. Toile (just say twall) is everywhere. "Toile is the new leopard," proclaims Cynthia O'Connor, whose showroom based in New York City sells the $555 Clever Carriage Co. golf bag, which will show up in select Neiman Marcus stores this spring. Even if you don't recognize its name, you know its best-selling patterns: romantic scenes of the French countryside, in black, red or blue on cream-colored cotton. The cozy, Old World designs were once found mainly...
...capital of Roman Gaul. From the terrace of the 19th century Notre Dame basilica, on the site of the old Roman Forum, the view follows the city's progress, from the medieval and Renaissance Vieux Lyons on the banks of the Saône to the narrow 17th and 18th century Presqu'île, or peninsula, between the Saône and the Rhône. On the left is the smaller hill of Croix-Rousse, the 19th century silk worker's center, and beyond the Rhône the 20th century business district of Part-Dieu...
...Lodwick's finish is the best result the U.S. has achieved in the sport's 78-year Olympic history. His teammates, Matt Dayton and Bill Demong, came 18th and 19th respectively. In Nagano, the best the U.S. managed in an individual Nordic combined event was 20th...