Word: historicizing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
King Hussein of Jordan piloted his royal jetliner through Israeli airspace for 25 minutes. The historic flyover occurred minutes after Israel's Knesset formally approved a peace agreement with Jordan. The veteran pilot swooped low for the first time over Jerusalem's Muslim holy sites, over which Jordan will soon...
Van Cliburn, the often reclusive but never disputed patriarch of American orchestral piano, swings into Massachusetts on Sunday on the last leg of a historic tour. The concert, at the Great Woods complex at 7:30 p.m., will feature Cliburn's signature piece, Tchaikovksy's Piano Concerto No. 1.
A day that began with historic addresses to Congress by the leaders of Jordan and Israeli ended with joint condemnations of a terrorist bombing of Israel's London embassy. Israeli officials said the bombing, in which explosives in a parked car injured 15 people, was another sign of an all...
Espy, too, was intimately familiar with the poultry industry from his days as a Mississippi Congressman. The Justice Department and Congress are currently investigating Espy's association with Tyson, prompted by accusations that he accepted plane trips and football tickets from the chicken producer. (He later reimbursed the company.) The...
Charles also displayed his wide range of intellectual interests, rattling on about everything from holistic medicine and organic farming to the merits of national service and the demerits of modern architecture. In a conversation with Dimbleby, Charles opposed cuts in military spending and criticized ministers for not supporting his pet...