Word: historicizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The battle line has been drawn between Harvard Square preservationists and a local bank which plans to demolish four historic buildings.
The chief objection raised is that all four of the structures slated for demolition are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The earliest dates from the 1780s, while Farwell's store at the main intersection was built in 1792, according to Charles M. Sullivan, executive director of the...
Barnes and Noble's approaching the Coop was particularly fortunate. With the super-chain's management of more than 300 college bookstores, it has a proven track record. And unlike Boston University's bookstore, which bears the name of Barnes and Noble, the Harvard Coop's will keep its historic...
The cuts may also be illegal, in a profound and historic way. When Indian advocates invoke the "special relationship" between the government and members of Indian tribes, it may disturb citizens who believe all Americans to be equal under law. But few other American groups have warred as sovereign nations...
In the debut cover story, on Bosnia, the task for Wallis and chief of research Nelida Gonzalez Cutler, who co-wrote the story, was to clarify the bitter historic roots of the struggle. "Adults have trouble understanding Bosnia," says Wallis. "Try explaining it to a nine-year-old!"