Word: 18th
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...afternoon. Home to just 40,000 people, the capital scarcely qualifies as a city. Brightly painted facades and narrow lanes stretching up to the wooded slopes of giant mountains reinforce the feeling of a medieval mountain village. King Wangchuck rules his people from the imposing Traashi Chhoe Dzong, an 18th century monastery that surveys Thimphu from the banks of the Wangchhu River. Only under the cover of darkness do his subjects let their hair down and change into Western clothes...
...American self-taught artist; in Rome, Georgia. Finster used his folk art, which ranged from paintings that hung in the Library of Congress to album covers for rock bands like R.E.M. and Talking Heads, to spread his evangelical Christian message. DIED. JOHN PLUMB, 90, natty British historian of the 18th century and best-selling author; in Cambridge. A former master of Christ's College, Cambridge, Plumb was an influential teacher who cultivated a generation of talented British historians. A prolific writer, Plumb had 23 books published between 1950 and 1989, many aimed at a popular audience. He was knighted...
...honesty. No wonder: her creator was a firecracker at the same age. "There were times I raised my hand in class just to make a funny comment that clearly was not appreciated," says author Barbara Park. This month Random House will publish Junie B., First Grader (at last!), the 18th book in Park's best-selling series. "I just felt it was time," says Park. "She's been in kindergarten for nine years. Technically, she's almost 15." Readers have not seemed to mind Junie B.'s slow progress: 5 million copies have been sold since 1992. Park...
...pomp surrounding the installation last week—a ceremony that dates back to the early 18th century—contrasted sharply with the plain words and forceful message that Summers delivered in the keynote address. In a brief speech, Summers laid out his plans for, among other measures, improving undergraduate education, hiring more faculty members, expanding into University-owned land in Allston and making Harvard into a “global” university. Although there are still some big questions left unanswered, the staff is gratified that many of the points made by the new president have been...
...Spartans scored in the 15th and 18th minutes of the game on penalty corners, and the defenses took control from there. Midfielder Annabet Benning, a freshman from the Netherlands scored the first goal, while Massachusetts native Maureen Halstead tallied the second...