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...approach dates to a landmark 1987 Supreme Court ruling. In Edwards v. Aguillard, the court overturned a Louisiana law that required creationism to be taught alongside evolution. At the same time, it opened a creationist loophole by stipulating that schools could teach "a variety of scientific theories about the origins of humankind." That sounds reasonable. If scientists argue about the merits of one theory as opposed to another, why shouldn't anti-evolutionists be able to present their side of the controversy in the classroom...
...conference comes six months after the landmark United Nations conference on women's rights held in Beijing last September...
...last year, have been through the most unbelievable events," she added, referring to the landmark Oslo Accords. "There is no alternative to the peace process. The train of peace will go on and arrive at its destiny...
...pretty typical week of TV in mid-'90s America. Another week, in the view of troubled parents and concerned politicians, in which TV continued to assault youngsters with violent images, encouraging aggressive behavior in a culture where handguns and street violence are rampant. But it was also a landmark week that brought new hope to many parents worried that scenes like the above are doing untold damage to their kids...
Until Harvard unexpectedly reversed its decision not to renew the lease of the Yenching Restaurant yesterday, the landmark Chinese eatery in Harvard Square was headed for extinction...