Word: neils
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...lawn band. Convinced of an imminent strike, however, Weyand kept his troops close to Saigon, and officers in his camp placed bets on the timing. All wagered that the strike would start between midnight and 5 a.m. on Jan. 31, and officers bet on 15-minute intervals, according to Neil Sheehan's A Bright Shining Lie. Saigon came under fire at about...
...Neil Armstrong meant to say "That's one small step for a man," adapting the phrase from a children's playground game. Instead, because of intense radio static, Mission Control in Houston--and the rest of mankind--heard, "That's one small step for ... man, one giant leap for mankind," which became one of the most famous sentences of the 20th century. If the audio failed, the images were indelible, as a camera mounted on the base of the lunar-landing vehicle beamed back the otherworldly milestone. Ohio-born Armstrong, then 38, had become the first earthling on the moon...
Country. The stigma the genre brings is devastating. The world of cowboy hats, faithful hounds and rusting Ford pickups is either groan-inducing or somewhat familiar territory. Independently-minded artists like Neil Young, Palace Music and Wilco have tried for years to bridge the gap between rock and country...
...rehearsal, though, their interactions reveal a close-knit group. Fallback Maria A. May ’06 cites the group’s “good energy and tight friendship” as their biggest asset. Members even stuck around after an intense practice session to help Neil K. Mehta ’06 prepare his solo for the impending Krokodiloes audition before setting off to share a meal in Annenberg...
...Neil L. Rudenstine, Bok’s successor as president, publicly criticized the 1996 ruling of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Hopwood v. Texas, which forbade the University of Texas from using race as a factor in law school admissions...