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...medal he will receive was designed in 1892 by sculptor Daniel Chester French, who also designed the John Harvard Statue in the Yard...
...MacArthur had outmaneuvered his rival, U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz, to lead the invasion of Japan as commander in chief of U.S. Army Forces Pacific. The plan consisted of two parts: first, Operation Olympic, scheduled for Nov. 1, 1945, would land the largest invasion force in history--nearly 340,000 soldiers and Marines--on the island of Kyushu; then, as early as March 1946, Operation Coronet, involving up to 2 million men, would target the island of Honshu and the Kanto plain, on which Tokyo lies...
...begrudges the $1 million a year in federal funds for the upkeep of the Lincoln Memorial, with its huge, Zeus-like figure of the dead President by Daniel Chester French? Yet from there to Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial--a focus of intense collective feeling and reverence today, but bitterly denounced by many a flag-wagging conservative as "a black gash of shame"-- there has scarcely been a significant American public sculpture commemorating things Americans care about that hasn't excited fierce opposition, usually in the name of patriotism and values...
...jealous, obsessively hair-brushing Lavinia (Taylor Fry), whose machinations would fit right into "90210: The Elementary School Years," Sara meets Lavinia's jealousy with innocent incomprehension. Nor can she understand why the students why the students aren't allowed to talk to the Black servant girl, Becky (Vanessa Lee Chester). Sara promptly sets out to befriend Becky, despite the house taboo...
...plaques and things you don't really see" that reflect the time period of the Spanish American War, says Buckley, who plans to re-locate the plaques to remind us of the building's rich history. The ponderous busts of John Harvard (sculpted by Daniel Chester French) and George Washington (a gift from one of the original architects) will stay, too, along with the fireplaces whose mantels they grace. "They were designed for the space; they will definitely stay," reassures Buckley. A portrait of the Union's benefactor, Henry Higgenson, will keep the busts company, along with the statue...