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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...failed it in eighth grade," he says. But after a laugh, he turns serious and explains why he chose to introduce himself by that name the following year, when he entered Phillips Andover Academy...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Identities, Tangents and Trig | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...highlight of Kaplan's Crimson career wasn't a personal triumph--that moment came in his freshman season, when Harvard won its eighth-consecutive Eastern Championship title. Swimming, for Kaplan, has meant much more than individual awards and achievements. The experience of being with the team is one he won't soon forget...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Still One Goal To Go | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

Something similar might be said of Hollywood this summer -- the so-called summer of the sequels. Between now and August, moviegoers will be offered up seconds of Ghostbusters and Lethal Weapon, a third Karate Kid, fifths of Star Trek and A Nightmare on Elm Street, an eighth Friday the 13th and, for the 17th time around, James Bond, in Licensed to Kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: What's Old Is Gold: A Triumph for Indy | 5/29/1989 | See Source »

Viola, the 1988 Cy Young Award winner with a 24-7 record, lost the shutout bid when the Red Sox made it 6-1 in the eighth on a one-out double by Wade Boggs and a two-out single by Ellis Burks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Twins Top Red Sox, 6-2; Viola Earns First Win | 5/10/1989 | See Source »

Singles by Gladden and Puckett and Gaetti's sacrifice fly made it 2-0 in the third. The Twins added a run in the fifth on a two-out double by Gaetti and a single by Bush and three unearned runs in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Greg Gagne and a two-run single by Hrbek...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Twins Top Red Sox, 6-2; Viola Earns First Win | 5/10/1989 | See Source »

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