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Word: raine (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...guests crossed Kirkland Street on a red carpet that was nailed to the street minutes before the Prince's arrival, and a kilt-adorned man played the bagpipes. Plastic-covered walkways decorated with Harvard flags sheltered the VIPs from the misty rain...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Beginning is Formal, Frivolous | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

When Thomas W. "Steve" Stephenson '37 recalls Harvard's 300th anniversary celebration, he thinks of rain...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Orchestrating a Family Affair: Stephenson Juggles a Big Ball | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

...most vivid memory of the 300th is watching Franklin Delano Roosevelt ['04], who was President, sitting in a top hat and morning coat. He was protected by a tent as the rain poured down," Stephenson says. "The rest of us, though, we just sat and got soaked...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Orchestrating a Family Affair: Stephenson Juggles a Big Ball | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

...ordered chairs for Tercentenary Theater, selected the caterers, and headed planning for the 350th floating birthday party is worried about one last detail: rain. Memories of a soggy morning 50 years ago have haunted Stephenson the last five years as chief organizer of this week's anniversary celebration...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Orchestrating a Family Affair: Stephenson Juggles a Big Ball | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

...bystander's gold watch. He brings vitality to such shopworn comedy as passing out, being revived and protesting, "Here! I didn't faint for water." In a leaning-on-a-lamppost number, Lindsay achieves a slouchy elegance that visually echoes Gene Kelly's title solo in Singin' in the Rain. Plunkett is melodious as "my girl," but Lindsay's performance practically shouts, "Look at me!" and thoroughly rewards the attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: A Sweet and Sentimental Smash | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

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