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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kinloch says Nathans told them that height was one criteria for the roommate combination because of the dorm's slanting ceilings. Islam, the tallest of the roommates...

Author: By Laura E. Rosenbaum, | Title: Six Guys Named J. | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

Every city has its tallest skyscraper, its shopping district, but what distinguishes Boston from other cities are its evident and inspiring historic neighborhoods...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How I Discovered Boston | 7/4/1996 | See Source »

...sites were also built on a fairly modest scale: the Great Pyramid at La Venta, a site that arose around 800 B.C., is just 100 ft. high, about half the size of the tallest Mayan pyramid at Chichen Itza. Still, each Olmec site was laid out according to a preconceived plan, a fact that reflects both the people's religious beliefs and a fairly sophisticated knowledge of engineering. All the mounds at La Venta, for example, are oriented precisely 8û west of north...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Archaeology: MYSTERY OF THE OLMEC | 7/1/1996 | See Source »

While you're at Copley Square, take a minute to visit the tall buildings. The John Hancock Tower reflects the older buildings around it. The tallest building in Boston, it has a sightseeing deck and museum on its top floor...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Boston Is Old, So You Should Play Tourist | 6/22/1996 | See Source »

...apply Mathews' theory, Dole triumphed in the primaries because he was the tallest man in the race. Dick Lugar was the shortest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT | 5/27/1996 | See Source »

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