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...first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln spoke to a nation darkened by the breaking storm of the Civil War. He closed, "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." In those days, long before the advent of mass education, Lincoln had no doubt that Americans maintained a communal memory of their history...
...attempt to start a new streak in the positive direction, Harvard took to the court against the St. John's Red Storm (9-7, 0-0 Big East) later Saturday afternoon...
...first game, the Crimson forced ties at two, three, five, seven and nine points before the Red Storm ran off six points to close out the game...
After the Red Storm jumped to a 6-2 lead, the Crimson earned five straight points, including two Forcum kills and a Lutich...
...where we cue the Aerosmith ballad--he internalized the pressure and turned it into motivation. He held press conferences before every road series. He started to smile at reporters. By the end, when the fans' flashbulbs made the park seem like it was being pelted by a summer lightning storm, he stood in the on-deck circle with his eyes closed, calmly absorbing the energy. Whereas the fans' abuse made Roger Maris lose his hair and hate the game, McGwire reacted to the irrational expectations with irrational exuberance...