Word: formerly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Salem later prospered in the 19th century as its harbor became one of the busiest in the United States. The restored Customs House--former workplace of Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne--presides over Pickering Wharf, now home to numerous shops and restaurants...
Onlookers applauded when Sophie arrived with her father, a former tire salesman. Considerably less crinolined than the dresses of Diana and Sarah, Sophie's fitted silk-organza-and-crepe gown nevertheless boasted 325,000 cut-glass and pearl beads and a formidable train. Her veil was affixed with a diamond tiara borrowed from the Queen...
...millenniums before this country was "discovered" by the Europeans. Throughout most of its history, the Chinese empire has not been particularly interested in territorial expansion. That the Chinese have done so little with the alleged stolen "secrets" supports this view. Americans would do well to see China as a former world power in the process of re-establishing its international legitimacy. RON WIECKI Madison...
DIED. DAVID SUTCH, 58, leader of Britain's Monster Raving Loony Party and the country's longest-serving party leader; of suicide by hanging; in London. Though he was never elected, the former rock-'n'-roll singer irritated scores of somber candidates by running in some 40 political races--often in gold lame. His slogan? "Vote for insanity. You know it makes sense...
...settled. Monday?s New York Times reports that NATO forces have discovered, upon entering Kosovo and observing the Serb withdrawal, that the damage inflicted on the Yugoslav army was considerably less than had been initially claimed by the alliance. "NATO hit a lot of dummy and deception targets," a former alliance commander was quoted as telling European diplomats. Western officers found very few damaged tanks, military vehicles and artillery pieces. And some of the bombed equipment that they did find consisted of obsolete tanks and military vehicles, some of them sitting on blocks. NATO officers also conceded that the Yugoslav...