Word: throng
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heir apparent, Lin Piao, and by Cambodia's deposed Chief of State, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the Chairman appeared on the red-lacquered rostrum in Peking's Tienanmen Square during a mass rally protesting the U.S. role in Indochina. His statement, which was read to the throng by Lin, claimed that the U.S. had been reduced to "utter chaos at home and extreme isolation abroad." In a rare use of first-person language, Mao's statement went on: "I am convinced that the American people who are fighting valiantly will ultimately win victory and that the fascist rule...
...distinguished gentleman was working busily in his chancellery office when the door burst open and a throng of German revelers rushed in. The Karneval celebrators planted the Prince of Fools' plumed cap on his head, dangled three Orders of Fools around his neck, cajoled him into singing some spirited songs and downing a glass of champagne while three comely ladies planted kisses on his head. When the festivities were over and the gang departed, it was back to business as usual for German Chancellor Willy Brandt...