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Word: fire (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Soldiers in one convoy chanted: "We love the people, we love the capital," then opened fire, scattering crowds. Several deaths of citizens were reported yesterday...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, WITH WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Embassies Order Citizens Out of Beijing | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...people were run over by a train while manning a barricade near the Shanghai railway station Tuesday night. Shanghai radio said angry crowds set the train ablaze and beat 21 railway security officials who tried to put the fire...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, WITH WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Embassies Order Citizens Out of Beijing | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...Harvard requires police and fire protection. Harvard creates garbage that the city has to pick up. And above all, Harvard attracts large numbers of students and professors to live in Cambridge, diminishing the city's supply of affordable housing...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Ping-Pong, Popsicles and Politics | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...fusion discovery made its way onto the covers of dozens of newspapers and tabloids, and Pons and Fleischmann became as close to house-hold names as two research chemists could ever hope to be. Some observers credited them with the greatest discovery since fire, and others said they would soon be on the way to Oslo for a Nobel prize...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Prospective Cold Fusion Raises Hopes, Sparks Confusion | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

Because of Bok's time-consuming self-reliance, co-workers say he often comes across as a distant figure, one who is more likely to fire off a quick substantive question than engage in office banter...

Author: By Adam K. Goodheart, | Title: The 'Rationalist Philosopher' at Harvard's Head | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

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