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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time of year, astronomers also know, the three planets were above the horizon only during the day, when they were invisible to the naked eye. Still, the Magi might have known about the daytime confluence. Most courts, even then, had astronomers perfectly capable of plotting the course of such bright and dramatic planets through the night sky and noting where their paths would cross during the day. Such a celestial coming together would likely be regarded as a portent of great events. Even here, though, the returns of science seem to be contradictory. Chinese and Korean astronomers noted that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: The Starry Road to Twelfth Night | 1/8/1979 | See Source »

...torment by driving to a river, covering himself with dirt, and holding a seance complete with an Academy Award made of mud. His idiocy is completed when he takes a dog's barking as a sign from Dean. Of course the actions of the Dean cultists were not very bright; they were all naive, and in light of the last twenty years, they really do look foolish. But the emotion they felt over Dean's death, the problems they were facing which led them to look up to Dean, these things were really felt. No matter how foolish the avenues...

Author: By Tom Hines, | Title: Distorted Hindsight | 1/4/1979 | See Source »

Harvard's only bright performance in the first-ever meeting between the two teams came from freshman guard Robert Taylor, who poured in 18 points while shooting a scorching 82 per cent from the field...

Author: By Lawrence S. Grafstein, | Title: Pepperdine Dunks Hoopsters | 1/4/1979 | See Source »

...consolation round. Harvard ironically met B.C., only to lose again, 83-78. B.C., coming off a blowout loss to Purdue (82-54), outlasted the tired Harvard squad that had almost stunned Arizona State the night before. The bright spot against the Eagles was freshman Flemming, who pumped in 30 points for his finest performance to date in Crimson colors...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Crimson Hoopsters Drop Six | 1/3/1979 | See Source »

...Bright Flows the River, Caldwell

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Best Sellers | 1/1/1979 | See Source »

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