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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...withering away of the state. Faith in Jesus' Second Coming has persisted through history, even though predictions about its timing have inevitably proved premature. The first Christians thought he would return to earth within their lifetime. As the Goths decimated imperial legions in the 4th century, St. Ambrose of Milan saw the Antichrist among the pagan invaders and proclaimed that the end of the world was nigh. A 12th century Cistercian abbot, Joachim of Flora, was quite precise: the Age of the Spirit, which he saw as the culmination of human history, would begin between A.D. 1200 and 1260. William...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Apocalypse Now? | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

...over the memory of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia, the assassination of Allende drowned out the groans of Bangladesh, the war in the Sinai Desert made people forget Allende, the Cambodian massacre made people forget Sinai, and so on and so forth until ultimately everyone lets everything be forgotten." --Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A 'New' 'World' 'Order' | 1/31/1991 | See Source »

From Melbourne to Milan, Buenos Aires to Bombay, the world is into U.S. movies, TV and songs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

While the teams were in their respective locker rooms planning out their strategies for the second half, the fans were treated to a Secret Santa halftime show. In the Kirkland House tradition of wild holiday festivities, football lineman Milan Kosanovich was put through a challenging shooting contest by his Secret Santa...

Author: By Peter I. Rosenthal, | Title: Anthem Inspires W. Cagers To a Wacky Win at Briggs | 12/13/1990 | See Source »

That leaves reserve Milan Kosanovich the nasty job of containing All-Ivy defensive end Rob Ryder, a formidable sack threat despite a broken wrist. Big Red linemen Tim Cronin and Ardrell Mannings are also All-Ivy candidates, providing matchup nightmares for Restic. And then there's the omnipresent threat of the blitz...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: EYES ON THE PRIZE | 10/6/1990 | See Source »

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