Word: 20th
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rich is one of the most elusive of all. Probably the world's biggest independent dealer in crude oil, Rich, 49, leads an intensely private life, is rarely photographed and gives no interviews. His money, however, talks. He was the secret partner in the $722 million purchase of 20th Century-Fox in 1981. He is believed to be the "mystery buyer" who the same year tried to corner the global market for tin. The Belgian-born Rich, whose family fled to New York during World War II, found his calling 30 years ago as a metals trader after dropping...
Irving Howe, author of World of Our Fathers dryly states that Zelig symbolized the early 20th century Jewish immigrant: "He wanted to assimilate like crazy." Through this character Allen more than ever before finally captures the American mentality. Noting the violent vicissitudes of the bizarre man's career, Howe observes "that's what the 20s and 30s were like...
...months last year, Britain and Argentina fought a 19th century naval battle with late-20th century weapons over possession of some remote islands. When it was over, Britain had regained lost honor, Argentina was politically devastated, and much of the world was left wondering what all the fuss was about...
...agonized at home in Rhode Island over the grand alternatives of returning to a mediocre school experience or courting failure as a model in one more city, my grandparents phoned. For the 20th time since I'd left Harvard, they deluged me with dire predictions of what kind of future lay in store for a college dropout--no job, no money, no place in society, no friends, and, of course, no respect from Korean relatives. I was galvanized School was definitely out of the question I moved to New York immediately...
...networks. These are the hundreds of systems, many of them formed by amateur enthusiasts, that hook computer users together via telephone lines, permitting their members to exchange information, engage in long-distance debates or just gossip. The networks are in effect electronic bulletin boards. "They are the 20th century equivalent of the coffeeshops of Samuel Johnson's day," Brand has said. "Back then, the intelligentsia got loaded on coffee and tried to impress themselves. We'll get loaded on technology and do the same thing...