Word: miles
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that didn't stop her from embarking on the 20-mile "Walk for Hunger" yesterday, which featured about 40,000 people and raised almost $3 million for local food kitchens, according to wire reports...
Potential walkers seek out sponsors, people who agree to contribute a certain amount of money for every mile the walker completes. Project Bread collects the funds, which go to alleviating hunger in the Boston area. The University pledged $10 for each Harvard student who took part...
...intersection of JFK Street and Memorial Drive is the 15-mile marker, and according to Goodman, many Harvard participants decide to stop there for convenience rather than going the full distance back to Boston Common...
...warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels had thrust the environment back into the headlines, and it was time to make Earth Day 1990 a global happening. Hayes didn't disappoint. Spurred on by his organizational efforts, nature lovers staged spectacular events around the world, from a 500-mile human chain across France to a gathering of 35,000 in Tokyo Bay. In all, 200 million people paid homage to the planet...
...suburban wasteland and lifestyle their parents submitted to. The mass of generic houses at the end of the London Underground Metropolitan Line, referred to as Metroland, disgusted and frightened these two aspiring artists (one poet, one photographer). The view of Metroland from the train is both boring and ominous-mile after mile of conformity, complacency and security...