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DON'T let anything happen to the City Center. Since it originates ballets and operas, it is more valuable to ballet and opera audiences than to theatregoers.
RAND Corp history and operations since '46 formation as USAF high-level civiuan research and development project discussed
LINDRICK, England, May 21 -- America's women golfers stunned the British today with a display of power that restored the Curtis Cup to the United States after a four-year quest.
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BALTIMORE, May 21 -- Bally Ache could have run all day today. The sadly named colt, now owned by the Turfland syndicate, thrilled a crowd of 30,659 fans at Pimlico by taking the eighty-fourth running of the Preakness with ease.
1960Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter[†]
Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, producer, and voice actor. His most celebrated creation, the Evangelion franchise, has had a significant influence on the anime television industry and Japanese popular culture. Anno's style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions.
1960The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.[†]
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami or the Great Chilean earthquake occurred on 22 May 1960. Most studies have placed it at 9.5–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4, making it the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It occurred in the afternoon, and lasted 10 minutes. The resulting tsunamis affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]