Word: factly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...monoliths of Easter Island, 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile in the Pacific, have held an abiding fascination for generations of archaeologists. Mazière has new theories about the men who produced them and why, though the impact of his research is somewhat blunted by the fact that boulder-size chunks were lifted from previous work by an obscure Capuchin priest named Father Sebastian Englert...
Basic Staples. Judging by the fact that the nine men who have been released have been seriously underweight, the diet leaves something to be desired, certainly by American standards. According to Frishman, who lost 45 Ibs. in 19 months of captivity, basic staples include French-style bread, squash and pork fat. "Actually, this may not sound like it is very good, but they have their own way of preparing it, and I think it's good-tasting," he said. But later, whenever the TWA hostess offered a choice of food on the flight back to the U.S., Frishman said...
...calendar of most politicians -the Democratic Senator from Maine told an interviewer that "the idea of running for President is in a remote corner of my mind." Then Muskie casually listed two drawbacks: his own lack of familiarity and identification with some national issues and the fact that, as matters then stood, Senator Edward Kennedy could get the Democratic nomination in 1972 "for the asking...
...profound works. They also have intriguingly enigmatic features, which keep the viewer standing in front of the canvases for a long time. Favoring subdued colors, Smith has executed these oils with complete technical assurance. They would do credit to a master at the peak of his career, and the fact that a twenty-year-old produced them is all but unbelievable...
...Washington Novel began after the Civil War as nothing more than a satirical yarn told by the likes of John William DeForest and Mark Twain. Despite the fact that the Federal Government had already begun to slip out of the hands of people--something that would-be Ralph Nadars like Francis Adams knew only too well--Americans still chose to treat their national leaders as if they were only extensions of their second-rate counterparts back home. But, during this century, Washington has grown so complex that mayors now must have advisors to learn how to cope with it. Alan...