Word: classicism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...classic Reign of Terror, of course, occurred during the French Revolution, when hasty trials and execution by the guillotine were used as instruments of policy to help combat conspiracies from both within and without the country. Although tens of thousands died over a decade of turmoil and civil war, the actual Terror, as the historians have come to call it, lasted only from mid-1793 to mid-1794. The terrible year in which the revolution devoured its own leaders as well as its enemies began with the execution of King Louis XVI on a cold, misty morning in January...
...Harvard heavyweight crew, no longer, as Richard Nixon might have said, "a helpless, pitiful, giant," cruised back into its accustomed position as the nation's crew-to-beat with its victory in the San Diego Classic two weeks ago. Today, Brown takes the first shot at the best in the Crimson's home-opener in the Charles Basin...
Today regarded as an American musical classic, Lerner and Lowe's Camelot met with a less-than-enthusiastic reception from critics when it originally opened. They dismissed the Lerner show as being inferior to My Fair Lady, its immediate predecessor by the same composer-lyricist team. The comparison irritated Lerner, who pointed out that he and Lowe had had hits before My Fair Lady, such as Brigadoon...
...teams met earlier this season at the San Diego Classic April 9, where the Crimson heavies crew-sed to victory ahead of the fifth place Bruins...
Last year, Yale treated the hapless Harvard heavies crew-ly, grabbing the Eastern sprints for the first time since 1958. Navy also sank the Crimson, who finished a disappointing fourth in the 1978 San Diego classic...