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...steadfast Tibetans rose up against Chinese rule, the Dalai Lama slipped out of his summer palace dressed as a humble soldier and set off across the highest mountains on earth. Two weeks later, suffering from dysentery and on the back of a dzo, a hybrid yak, the "Holder of the White Lotus" rode into exile in India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tibet's Living Buddha | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

Besides its 68-game winning streak, the Crimson is also the holder of a 66-game non-Ivy winning streak, and a 36-home match, 33-road match and a 27-Ivy League match winning streaks...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Squash Teams on Hunt For Ivy, National Titles | 2/23/1988 | See Source »

...trade barriers between the twelve European Community countries are scheduled to be eliminated. That step will create a wide-open marketplace of some 320 million consumers, a powerful launching pad for companies aiming to compete on a global scale. When that happens, Belgium Inc. could become the first holder of the title Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Came, I Saw, I Gained Control | 2/1/1988 | See Source »

...comes Phantom. Rarely has a show been so eagerly anticipated, and never has one enjoyed such a box-office buildup. Opening Jan. 26, it has already taken in an unprecedented $16 million in advance sales, $4 million more than the previous record holder, Les Miserables. On the day the Majestic Theater box office opened in November, buyers -- many of whom had queued up in the cold overnight -- snapped up $920,271 worth of tickets, easily breaking the one-day record of $477,275 set by Les Miz. As in London, where Phantom is the theatrical event of the season, seeing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Magician of The Musical | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

...days after the fizz had gone out of the New Year's champagne, corks were ready to pop again in London. The occasion this time was Margaret Thatcher's 3,164th day in office, making her Britain's longest continuously serving Prime Minister this century. The previous record holder was Herbert Asquith, who occupied 10 Downing Street from 1908 to 1916. The achievement so pleased Thatcher, 62, that she postponed a trip to Africa to toast the occasion with her husband Denis. The Prime Minister has often dropped hints that she is prepared to "go on and on," raising speculation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: 3,164 Days and Counting | 1/11/1988 | See Source »

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