Word: historicizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"They should be able to know the difference between decent, God-fearing people and the criminals," thundered the Rev. Albert J.D. Aymer at Parkway United Methodist Church. "Reverend Williams is dead today because of a society that has gone stark mad," he declared. It is one, however, that still acknowledges...
The America Play, ultimately, succeeds in not only confronting history, but in doing it in a manner that feels historic: Parks is imaginative and wise in this play, and for a very young playwright, she demonstrates an amazing self-assurance in playing with language and genre. The America Play secures...
Five legislative committees vie to craft a historic medical bill
To everything there is a season. And on Capitol Hill, where legislators are eager to reap the rewards of passing landmark health-care legislation, this is the season to sow -- discord, that is. Currently, five Senate and House committees, each with jurisdiction over health-care legislation, are jostling over the...
Last week Yuri and Tanya reaped the most cherished fruits of their trials when they stood in Boston's historic Faneuil Hall and, tears streaming down their cheeks, were sworn in as citizens of the United States. "This is the most important day of my life," said Yuri later, as...