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...move them forward, and that was enough to alter history. Their adventure, like most great ones before and since, was born of equal parts hope and ignorance, sustained by fortune and determination, and consummated by an accomplishment that was unimaginable at the outset but, looking back, appears inevitable. Columbus, remember, was trying to reach India...
...residents "Huzzared three cheers." But they otherwise did not seem to know what to make of this crew or its achievement. Two nights later, they feted the captains at William Christy's inn. There they raised toasts to, among others, President Jefferson ("the polar star of discovery")...Christopher Columbus ("his hardihood, perseverence and merit")...and Agriculture and Industry ("The farmer is the best support of government"). But when the revelers got to the captains in the 18th and final toast, they seemed to be at a loss for words. Finally they settled for saluting "their perilous services [that] endear them...
...round of 16. Over the years, the Tricolores had treated their northern neighbors like kid brothers, regularly slapping them around. But what the world hadn't realized is that during World Cup qualifying, the balance of power had shifted. The U.S. forced the Mexicans to play a qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, in frigid temperatures?far from the warmth of Los Angeles, the usual site, where 90,000 fans, most of them Mexican, would turn a U.S. home game into an away contest. The U.S. rocked the chilly Mexicans, 2-0. In the knockout round of the Cup, the Yanks repeated...
...experimental medications provide access to treatments that would otherwise be unavailable or cost prohibitive. Oversight of clinical trials is essential, and an investigation of the review process may be necessary, but your article may have had the sad effect of making patients less inclined to participate. JEFFREY J. WALLINE Columbus, Ohio...
...show goes well, though the crowd is a bit stiff. She lauds Columbus for being in the forefront of her favorite cause, the antinuclear movement. She's referring to the work of her friend, '60s activist Harvey Wasserman, a local, but the audience doesn't seem to get it. "I guess you can like my music without liking my politics," she says sheepishly after the show...