Search Details

Word: nightsâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...Israel's Sinai forces in the 1973 October War. "I planned to catch you across the canal," said Sadat, as he shook hands with Sharon. He then stepped into a bulletproof limousine for the 30-mile drive to the Holy City of Jerusalem. There Sadat would stay?for two nights???at the King David Hotel, which Begin, then leader of the underground Irgun organization, had bombed in 1946 as part of his campaign to drive the British from Palestine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Sadat's Sacred Mission | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

...pawn at the price of exchanging rooks; Alekhine sent his king to destroy the Cuban's pawns and on the 82nd move, play stopped for the evening. The next night Capablanca did not, in the face of sure defeat, resume it. After the longest match in chess history?74 nights???there was a new champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Capablanca Bested | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

| 1 |