Word: markedness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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President Nixon signed the Postal Reorganization Bill into law at elaborate ceremonies at the Post Office Department. In attendance were all living former Postmasters General, including James Farley, and the President passed them the pens that marked the end of the job they once held. Under the reform, the Post...
AP While the others contain GB, a colorless and almost odorless gas that can kill within minutes, it holds ten pounds of VX, a far more potent agent. The container was marked with an X so it would receive special handling. But the Army had all the boxes painted silver...
Agnew's article, entitled "Aren't Hard Hats Also Entitled to Their Views?", was published in the Aug. 15 issue of Human Events, a right-wing Washington weekly newsletter. The accompanying picture shows Agnew smiling and wearing a hard hat marked "Agnew."
"Sailor." The word comes across like "freak." or "nigger"-"The only possible advantage in being a sailor," said Seaman Fred Eder, "is that it's maybe the only way a white can experience something of what it's like being black. In uniform, you're a marked dude. You're...
Wednesday night's curfew and massive police presence in Harvard Square marked the beginning of a crackdown on street people in the area.