Word: french
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Banner. Greg LeMond, 25, became the first non-European to win the premier race in this most passionately parochial of Old World sports. And the easygoing American did it by triumphing in a fratricidal war with his teammate --and friend--Bernard Hinault, 31, who has become a two-wheeled French national monument. Over 2,542 miles, traversing 76 mountains and hills in the Pyrenees and Alps, covering as much as 160 miles a day in the flats, the two played out a drama of betrayal and reconciliation, and after more than 110 hours of racing in 23 days, just three...
...achievement. "I have pushed Greg; I have made him go over me. Now after all this, he is capable of competing with anybody, anywhere." The unrelenting competitor had never quite believed that his teammate wanted to win the Tour de France, wanted it in that visceral way that French boys from small villages want it. As much as Hinault wanted it. But when Greg LeMond stood on the victory platform and heard his national anthem, he lowered his head, fighting back tears. Hinault saw the emotion, and his eyes widened. He stared in plain wonder. At that moment, it seemed...
...means, however, says Walker, will thisshow be "glitzy." Although his previous energieswere centered on the Liberty Weekend, Walker saysthat he had nothing to do with the 200 Elvisimpersonators. Walker did, however, organize theceremonies with French President FrancoisMitterand and President Ronald Reagan and theevening fireworks spectacular...
...will be wonderful to see 19th century art that isn't French. It will complement our current Italian painting exhibit, offering alternative views of the 19th century," Nisbet said...
...still nearly unknown in the swarming feudal manors of France or England. Since land was scarce, the prosperous Dutch burghers built small and narrow brick row houses, with separate rooms and considerable decoration. Since space was limited, they invented the double-hung window to replace what are now called French windows. The Dutch also believed strongly in schooling and kept their older children at home, whereas French and English children were ordinarily sent out as apprentices at age seven. With more light, more privacy and more children came a stronger sense of family life -- comfort is what...