Word: sixtieth
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...President Hu Jintao’s first U.S. visit as China’s head of state. Originally, Hu was scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7 for a summit with President George W. Bush; he would also have visited Canada and Mexico before attending the sixtieth anniversary session of the United Nations in mid-September. Now, in the face of national emergency, a meeting between the two world leaders will be confined briefly to the UN sidelines: A lengthier visit has been postponed until, perhaps, sometime next year...
...cover story two weeks earlier was about the future of atomic warfare, and yes, the ceremony in Hiroshima was covered by world news media. But let’s face it—the space shuttle and Raphael Palmiero have been getting far more press. On Tuesday, the sixtieth anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing, “Runaway bride mows lawn as part of service” was one of the top stories on Yahoo news. Nagasaki was nowhere to be found...
...years later, here we are at the war’s sixtieth anniversary. There’s little to indicate it on campus: no little flags, no assemblies, no memorials. The world is moving further and further away from...
...Yankee Stadium--the House That Ruth Built, which opened in 1923--would lead the 1927 Yanks to the pennant. At the end of the season, on a 1-1 pitch against Washington's Tom Zachary, he set a home-run record that would stand for 34 years. BABE SMACKS SIXTIETH CIRCUIT SWAT, read one headline. The World Series against Pittsburgh would be a mere formality. Babe 4, Bucs...
...Elvises (or should I say 'Elvi'?) boarded the plane--bound, it would turn out, for Graceland, in honor of the sixtieth anniversary of the King's birth--it became clear that we passengers were unprepared for our multicultural journey...