Word: ago
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...happened in a single year, just a half-century ago. The dark days seemed to have ended at last -- the years of the Depression and the dust bowl -- and Americans were regaining their pride and self-confidence. They had touched bottom, but they had pulled themselves up. As the '30s ended, the New York World's Fair summed up the nation's suddenly buoyant mood with its official march, Dawn of a New Day. And who, in the atmosphere of optimism that marked the start of 1939, could have doubted that...
...sport of fencing has changed dramatically since that night 100 years ago. George Kolombacovich, one of the two head coaches on the Columbia team, points out that the sport is "much, much more athletic today and more physically demanding. The technique was 99 percent of the game...
Earlier this week, it was reported that the search committee appointed a year ago to find a successor to current President Matina S. Horner had selected Yale Professor of Psychology Judith Rodin as their candidate...
...position taken by Martin, who is the van Vleck professor of pure and applied physics and an ex-officio Core committee member, remains closely aligned to that taken by Harvard science professors 11 years ago. In a DAS straw-poll two months before the Core was approved in May, 1978, science faculty voted against the Core 23-3. The professors charged that the plan downplayed the importance of science and technology...
Suddenly, things are looking up for this English band, which has just released a strong new album and a possible Top 40 hit. Rumor has it XTC is even planning an American tour this summer, in spite of the group's decision years ago to quit touring because of Partridge's frequent nervous breakdowns on the road...