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Erik Erikson would become one of the most influential psychoanalysts of the 20th century, starting with his book “Children and Society” in 1950.
That burial dates to the New Kingdom, when the Egyptian empire lasted from the 16th to the 11th century BCE.
From Science Daily
It’s a far cry from the dusty streets where Francisco Robles sold his watermelons from a truck more than a century ago.
From Los Angeles Times
Though it may seem odd to launch a new band after more than a collective century of experience in the music industry, Bradbury and Webb agree that 84 Days “sounded like too much fun” to not pursue.
From Los Angeles Times
The win over Mike Tyson generated headlines; the reality was a 58-year-old whose best nights belong to another century.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
