Word: ran
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Then came the post-Christmas fireworks in Motor Vity, December 26 and 27. The fun started in the opener against 20th ranked Detroit, as Harvard ran to a 14-point halftime lead...
...hero of Denshway. Denshway was only five kilometers away and the ballad dealt with a real incident. British soldiers were shooting pigeons in Denshway, the ballad goes, when a stray bullet caused a wheat silo to catch fire. Farmers gathered and a British soldier fired at them and ran away; they ran after him and in the ensuing scuffle the British soldier died. Many people were arrested. Scaffolds were erected before sentences were passed; a number of farmers were whipped, others hanged. Zahran was the hero of the battle against the British and was the first to be hanged...
...classical world. The age of Christianity was officially brought to term when the Emperor Constantine formally embraced the new faith and in A.D. 324-330 moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople. But across the still vast spread of the imperial territories, which ran from the Euphrates to Gibraltar, there was no clean break with the old religions. For 400 years, the remnants of the pagan gods contended against Christianity and with the various mystery faiths of Egypt and Asia Minor...
...outcome was never in doubt, and Filipinos gave Marcos yet another ringing endorsement. In early returns, the proposition that he continue in office was approved 4 to 1. "If Marcos ran a referendum free of fraud and coercion, he would still win with 70% of the vote," estimated an American observer in Manila. But every Filipino, whether he was friend or foe of Marcos, knew that the referendum was mostly a test vote on presidential popularity. A big yes would silence critics, while the balloting itself was a way for Filipinos of whatever persuasion to work off their frustrations. Said...
...Angeles Forum began when Washington and Houston Center Kevin Kunnert jousted briefly under the backboards after a Rocket rebound had sent the rest of the players upcourt. Suddenly, Washington slugged Kunnert. Tomjanovich, leading the other Rockets, raced back upcourt to assist the dazed Kunnert. As Tomjanovich ran by, the 6 ft. 8 in.. 230 lb. Washington wheeled and swung, catching him squarely in the face. Tomjanovich, also 6 ft. 8 in., but 10 lbs. lighter, went down like a felled tree, his head striking the hardwood court with a thud. There he lay, unconscious, bleeding from the nose, mouth...