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Word: honorable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...such emotions would ever reign in Germany. After returning from the 1938 Munich Conference at which he agreed to let Hitler annex part of Czechoslovakia, Neville Chamberlain told his fellow citizens, "For the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honor. I believe it is peace for our time....Go home and get a nice quiet sleep...

Author: By Neil A. Cooper, | Title: The Case Against Reunification | 11/22/1989 | See Source »

...freshman from Lake Oswego, Oregon, was given the honor this week by a vote of Ivy League coaches. Cochran, who tallied one goal and two assists in his first season for Harvard, was also a second-team All-Ivy selection at midfield...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Cochran Named Top Rookie | 11/21/1989 | See Source »

...being captain goes, Cochran will have to wait a while. This year's captain, senior Paul Baverstock, who missed the season with a knee injury, was given the same honor for next year...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Cochran Named Top Rookie | 11/21/1989 | See Source »

...attackers with a .30-cal. machine gun, a .45-cal. pistol, a rifle and grenades. The smoke clears. Single-handed, Rubitsky, 25, has killed or wounded 500 to 600 of the enemy. After examining the scene, company commander J.M. Stehling recommends Rubitsky for the Congressional Medal of Honor. Stehling's commander, Lieut. Colonel Herbert Smith, approves and relays the word to his superior, Colonel John W. Mott. "You mean a Jew for the Congressional Medal of Honor?" Mott replies. According to Smith's later affidavit, Mott "just laughed and walked away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heroes: An Overdue Honor | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

...reunion of the Burt Pack: Burt Reynolds is the voice of Charlie, Loni Anderson is the moll Flo, the exuberantly flustered Dom DeLuise is Charlie's pal Itchy. All Dogs dawdles a bit, but it offers the requisite charm and a poignant moral: some things, like friendship and honor, are worth dying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Festive Film Fare for Thanksgiving | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

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