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...inevitable clash occurred Aug. 8, the second anniversary of the 1988 massacre. Students and monks demonstrated in Mandalay. When riot police leveled their rifles at rock throwers, a monk tried to intercede. He was hit by a bullet, and 14 other protesters were injured, though the army denies that anyone was killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burma A People Under Siege | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...America's East Coast might have resulted from bacterial infections that overwhelmed the animals' pollution-damaged immune systems. Environmentalists believe the Mediterranean case is potentially more serious, since it is happening during fall, one of the dolphins' prime breeding seasons. The disease could also spread to other mammals, including monk seals, pilot whales and sperm whales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Death in The Mediterranean | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

Only a true Redskin fan can appreciate the beauty of the victory. I could almost taste the 13 fabulous catches by veteran Art Monk and smell the gutsiness of "Hog" Joe Jacoby, coming off the bench to replace injured All-Pro offensive lineman Jim Lachey. And the coup de grace: an unthinkable quarterback draw by aging Jeff Rutledge with under 30 seconds left and no timeouts...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: 'Redskins, I Hail Thee Again' | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

...Monk made a clutch third-down catch in overtime. Chip Lohmiller hit the field goal to win the game. The Redskins were winners again...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: 'Redskins, I Hail Thee Again' | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

...still had a lot to learn. Stanley Crouch, a New York City- based writer and jazz critic, befriended Marsalis shortly after he joined Blakey's group, and was astounded at how little he knew about jazz history. "He didn't know anything about Ornette Coleman, Duke Ellington or Thelonious Monk," says Crouch, 44. "His dad had tried to make him listen to Louis Armstrong, but he had this naive idea that Louis was an Uncle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wynton Marsalis: Horns of Plenty | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

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