Word: aftermath
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...administration quickly released a soothing official announcement, but in the aftermath student reaction was heated...
AFTER MAJOR EVENTS, initial interpretations almost always give way to historical revisionism. Usually this process takes years or decades--as with historiographical flip-flopping over John F. Kennedy '40's administration. But in the aftermath of the downing of Korean Flight 007, the rapidity and force with which the left has turned on the official interpretations has served to obscure the entire issue even further...
...aftermath of King's murder, rioting and looting broke out in 62 cities from coast to coast. In manic reaction, the plunderers went about their business in an almost carnival atmosphere. Looting-"early Easter shopping," as one Harlem resident called it-was the predominant activity, though some ghettos were burned as well...
Controversy over the location of the U.N. is as old as the institution. In the aftermath of World War II, the Allies haggled for months before choosing the U.S., partly to assure American support. Ever since the soaring, book-shaped glass and steel headquarters opened for business in New York in 1952, diplomats have been complaining: about the city's dirt, crime, traffic and high housing costs. In June, the Soviet Union formally objected that the U.S. had failed to halt thousands of obscene phone calls to its mission...
...unrest prompted some serious soul searching in Washington. President Reagan is expected to stop in the Philippines during a five-nation swing through East Asia now scheduled for Nov. 2 to Nov. 16. The chaotic aftermath of Aquino's death, however, has raised questions about Reagan's personal safety during the visit, and about the political wisdom of appearing to endorse the faltering and increasingly unpopular Marcos. White House planners canceled the outdoor events on the President's proposed agenda in the Philippines, and they also reduced the duration of his visit from two nights...