Word: conquering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...world power. We were, of course, that and more by the time World War II ended. Presidential Science Adviser Vannevar Bush described the logical progression in a report to Harry Truman, "Science--The Endless Frontier." The U.S., through research and its rapid application to the lives of people, would conquer other realms. There were those stars that the quirky European philosopher Paracelsus had dreamed of dominating. Going into space was the obligation of America, an absolute writ of being--and staying--free...
...tell you that Sputnik changed the capital for good that night. There were suggestions that the U.S. declare a national emergency and conduct an all-out effort to catch up. "Know thine enemy" became the slogan of the day, and schools began offering courses in Russian. The race to conquer the heavens predated even the cold war; when Soviet and American troops entered Germany, they scanned their lists of prisoners for rocket scientists they could trundle home. But Sputnik launched the race right into the heart of the superpower rivalry, where it has remained ever since...
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...despite their national ranking and two first period goals from wing Tim Barakett, the Harvard men's hockey team could not conquer a scrappy Vermont club Saturday night at Gutterson Arena...
...civilian) Jeep dropped from 79,000 in 1978 to an expected 36,000 this year. Next month taps will sound for the basic Jeep: American Motors will replace it with a new, smoother-riding model, the YJ (the letters stand for nothing), geared for the motorist who likes to conquer mountains on weekends but, says an AMC spokesman, also "wants to drive to work in his pinstripe suit...