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Elizabeth was born unpropitiously into a man's world and a man's role. Desiring a son, Elizabeth's father Henry VIII divorced his first wife and broke with the Roman Catholic Church to marry Anne Boleyn. When Anne bore him a girl, he ordered his wife beheaded and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 16th Century: Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Edison's tireless work habits took shape during his childhood in Port Huron, Mich. His formal education, according to most accounts, lasted only three months; he quit school after a teacher pronounced him "addled." His mother, herself a former teacher, educated him for a while at home, but the boy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 19th Century: Thomas Edison (1847-1931) | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

All signs point to an exciting season for the Crimson women. Led by junior co-captain Brenda Taylor, Harvard cashed in on its rigorous training by putting up points in nearly all of its events.

Author: By Pamela F. Peng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M., W. Track Tune Up at Harvard Low-Key Invitational | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

This means that for most of us, getting through New Year's will be a piece of cake. Thanks to the airlines and local utility services, we've had lots of practice dealing with electrical outages and computer errors; happily, we've lived through most of them. "People in this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lightbulb Go Out? Don't Rush to Blame Y2K | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

"I'm psyched that we have a rigorous schedule this year," Johnson said. "We need to be tested with difficult games. We need to know what it's like to win against strong, aggressive, physical teams that don't make a lot of mistakes."

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ECAC Holdiay Tourney is Next Test for W. Hoops | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

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