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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...said that while many people associate Boston with the birthplace of liberty, they fail to realize that Boston was also the birthplace of equality...

Author: By Aby. Fung, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Boston's Own African American History | 4/30/1997 | See Source »

Unfortunately, floppies have problems of their own. For one thing, they aren't very durable or reliable. On average, most floppy disks will fail within a few years of life if used often enough. Floppies also hold only a megabyte or so of data, so you can forget storing your multimedia assignment on one--although Zip or EZFlyer drives can be a good solution if you have large files for casual backup...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: tech TALK | 4/22/1997 | See Source »

...Clinton administration can learn from Speaker Newt Gingrich, who said in a speech at Beijing's Foreign Affairs College, "America cannot remain silent about the basic lack of freedoms...in China. Were we to do so, we would not only betray our own tradition, we would also fail to fulfill our obligations as a friend [to] both China and Hong Kong...

Author: By Talia Milgrom-elcott, | Title: Independence Day | 4/18/1997 | See Source »

...fail to understand the real meaning of a so-called lease if the landlord can end it at any time at his discretion," Savage said...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang, | Title: South St. Future in Doubt For Advocate, Harvard | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

...feel that I'm going to fail in life if I don't do really well on the test," Okimoto says...

Author: By Flora Tartakovsky, | Title: THE MCAT'S ARE COMING! | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

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