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Word: showering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Hearing a radio report that a student at American International College had set a new record by remaining in a shower for 15 hours, on Dec. 10 Richard Wideman and Yan M. Ross set out to plan the Great Shower Hoax...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yalies Perpetrate Great Shower Hoax | 2/8/1965 | See Source »

First, they called a CBS all-night disk jockey, announcing that one of the boys, Richard Wideman, was about to enter his shower in an attempt to break the record. At that point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yalies Perpetrate Great Shower Hoax | 2/8/1965 | See Source »

Early the next morning, a CBS news program reported that the shower marathon had begun. Wideman was still in bed then. Later, he rose--and, undaunted by the imminent arrival of newspapermen--attended classes as usual...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yalies Perpetrate Great Shower Hoax | 2/8/1965 | See Source »

...Enters Shower...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yalies Perpetrate Great Shower Hoax | 2/8/1965 | See Source »

...Ross called CBS to announce that Wideman had broken the record and was about to emerge from the shower. Fifteen minutes later, Wideman entered the shower for the first time to get in shape to meet the press...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yalies Perpetrate Great Shower Hoax | 2/8/1965 | See Source »

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