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Word: pieds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Dutch mathematician Ludolph van Ceulen is chiefly known for his computations of the value of pi, which he carried to 35 decimal places. This value was inscribed on his tombstone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: So You Think Hourlies Are Tough? | 3/17/1978 | See Source »

First Love. At the Pi Alley, daily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FILM | 12/1/1977 | See Source »

...Chinese military have provided further evidence of Hua's continuing struggle to put down opposition to his post-Mao regime. Last month eight generals were shifted from garrison to garrison like so many foot soldiers or pawns on a Chinese chessboard. One Hua supporter, General Fu Ch'ung-pi, was appointed commander of the Peking garrison?a highly strategic position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Legacy of the Gang of Four | 11/7/1977 | See Source »

Annie Hall. At the Pi Alley, daily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Listings | 5/12/1977 | See Source »

...lifted the restrictions on travel to Cuba in March, Havana news boys hawking the stodgy daily Granma gleefully shouted, "The Yankees are coming!" At one store, the cashier closed her till when two Americans walked in and then escorted them to a storage area. She poured some glasses of piña, a local pineapple liqueur, and raised a toast: "Bienvenidos, felicidades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: Waiting for that Yankee Dollar | 5/9/1977 | See Source »

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