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Word: crowded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this weekend's minority alumni reunion, Edward Dawson '81 remembered the time that President Derek C. Bok fled from student activists in a squad car. A discussion about the University's investments in South Africa had turned into an angry crowd, and Bok felt threatened. "Students were so vociferous," Dawson said...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: Styles Change, But the Problems Remain | 4/26/1989 | See Source »

According to Thomas J. Samuelian, a first-year Harvard law student and rally participant, Flynn told the crowd that Boston was the perfect place for such a rally because the struggle for American human rights began in the city. He added that Armenians are now engaged in a similar struggle...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Armenians Recall 1915 Genocide in Turkey | 4/25/1989 | See Source »

...crowd in the council chambers rose to sing "Happy Birthday" to Vellucci, as city employees brought in a cake and a large bouquet of flowers and balloons...

Author: By Kirsten L. Parkinson, | Title: City Council Reviews School Budget Cuts | 4/25/1989 | See Source »

...capacity crowd had turned out for the Football Association Cup semifinal last week at the 54,000-seat Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. As Liverpool and Nottingham Forest faced off on the field, throngs of fans without tickets poured through a gate that had been opened by police. Seven minutes into the game, a surge of spectators pushed into the packed standing room, crushing those in front against metal barriers. One of the barriers gave way, and at least 93 people were killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Bedlam in the Bleachers | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

Dead and injured fans lay strewn across the field. After calm had been restored, Football Association officials promised a "full investigation" into the tragedy. Among the questions: Why did police fail to control the overflow crowd? And who authorized the opening of the gate? Said British Sport Minister Colin Moynihan: "This is a tragic day for sport, football and the country as a whole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Bedlam in the Bleachers | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

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