Word: journeyer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...troops of the U.S. 8th Division to form a battle group and drive in armored trucks 110 miles through East Germany along the Helmstedt-Berlin autobahn. Critics called the move too provocative. Kennedy believed it a crucial symbol of his determination. The battle group made an uninterrupted journey and was effusively greeted in Berlin by Vice President Lyndon Johnson...
After 3.5 million kilometers of space, a single kilometer on the ground might seem a bit tame. But last week Astronaut Sally Ride, 32, was in New York City to promote next summer's Olympic Torch Relay and the 1-km leg of the journey to be run in her name for the benefit of the Girls Clubs of America. Her schedule permitting, Ride may even show up to take a few jogging steps for womankind. Don't look back, John Glenn, someone may be gaining...
...incident occurred just hours after the 31 Harvard riders--along with five others on the 66-day, 3800-mile journey from Seattle to Boston--received keys to the City of Detroit during a downtown ceremony attended by about 350 people...
...what happened, especially because the people in Detroit are trying so hard to give the city a positive image," he said. Among other things, the group received free meals, t-shirts, and ice cream during the day-long stop, treatment not unlike that accorded the riders throughout their journey thus...
Pallotta said that several participants have wired home for money, and that officials of the organization affiliated with the trip--Oxfam America, a Boston-based foundation committed to reducing world hunger--have pledged whatever additional support is needed for the remainder of the journey...