Word: germanic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...spiritually. American TV personality Oprah Winfrey gave the greeting "Hello, world," followed by four songs about love and stuff from Diana Ross, then a peacockish revue of the 24 countries competing in the 52 matches being held in America, then a splendidly brief welcome by Bill Clinton, who joined German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada in conditioned, shady air to watch the match. The rest of us rose on sweaty feet to three national anthems. Then, action...
...61st minute, Jurgen Klinsmann, a star scorer for the Germans, earned his pay by acquiring a point while the Bolivian goaltender, Carlos Trucco, was engaged in picking himself up off the ground. German enthusiasts chanted, whooped and sang, while Bolivian hearts sank along with mine. The game ended orderly and soberly 29 minutes later. There was nothing rowdy or untoward about the crowd at any time, despite the sport's reputation for passion that leaves bruises. People just got up and walked out. No announcer said anything, not even the final score or that it was time...
Another somewhat surprising victor on the right was German Chancellor Helmut Kohl -- shortening the odds that after a tough re-election fight in October, he will be around to play host at the E.U. summit set for the steel town of Essen in December. The 38.8% polled by Kohl's two-party coalition abruptly stalled the once inevitable rise of charismatic Rudolf Scharping, whose Socialists won only 32.2%. At the other end of the tally, Britain's conservative John Major lived fully down to expectations, as his Tories plunged to 27% of the popular vote, their worst showing ever. When...
Another Wimbledon upset shook men's tennis today, as the world's No. 2 player, Michael Stich, was soundly defeated by Bryan Shelton, who is ranked No. 120. This victory marked the second time in as many days that an outranked American has ousted a favored German, after Lori McNeil beat Steffi Graf yesterday in the first round. Taking advantage of the unpredictable grass courts and his opponent's bad temper, Shelton consistently outplayed and outclassed Stich. Shelton says that he was inspired by his fellow Yank's earlier win, and hopes that their achievements as African-American tennis players...
...shoulders, bawling the now famous charge: "There are two kinds of men on this beach: the dead, and those about to die. So let's get the hell out of here!" The colonel went up the ridge, but Franklin stayed to do his job, taking refuge in a captured German bunker...