Word: sew
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...began with a few California surfers who could sew. The girls had imported bright, flowery muu muus from Hawaii to wear after surfing. But muu muus were originally thought up by missionaries to cover up the exposed breasts of the native women. The kids trimmed off the excess material, accentuated the bodice for trim fit, slit the skirt for free movement, and finished it all off with yards of ruffles and flourishes. When enough of the home-grown variety showed up on the street, store buyers decided it was a fad worth cashing in on. Selling...
...been stabbed in the back, and the knife blade had slit right through his descending aorta, the main artery that carries blood to the trunk and legs. He was losing blood so fast that his heart stopped beating while he was on the operating table. Though surgeons managed to sew up the aorta and got his heart pumping once more, seven months passed before Gormley left the hospital...
...Gary Player, 29: the World Series of Golf, sinking a 51 -ft. putt on the 35th hole to sew up a three-stroke victory over Jack Nicklaus, and $50,000, golf's biggest prize; in Akron, Ohio. Winner of the U.S. Open, and a gentleman farmer from Magoebaskloff, South Africa, Player headed straight home (via chartered jet to New York, airlines the rest of the way), remarking: "I've got 1,000 trout in my fishponds, and I need all of them because Jack Nicklaus is coming over in February to fish...
...Clark Graebner in doubles−and, once again, Ralston went wobbly at the critical stage. The Americans won the first two sets, blew the next two, and then, leading 5-2 in the last set, Dennis bungled three straight volleys. The Spaniards pulled out the set 11 -9 to sew up the best of five series the quickest way possible with three victories in a row. A split of the last two singles matches made the final score 4-1. Now only India or Japan stood between Spain and the Challenge Round in Australia−and, just maybe, the Davis...
Laundries That Sew Buttons Back...