Up until the mid-19th century serving refreshments and socializing on the stoops was done by every income group all over the city,
Quotes about mid-th (6 Quotes)
Here is one optimist's reason for believing unity will prevail ... within the next hundred years ... nationhood as we know it will be obsolete all states will recognize a single, global authority. A phrase briefly fashionable in the mid-20th century -- 'citizen of the world' -- will have assumed real meaning by the end of the 21st. All countries are basically social arrangements, accommodations to changing circumstances. No matter how permanent and even sacred they may seem at any one time, in fact they are all artificial and temporary.
Winston Churchill came closest to describing the conflict's immensity and importance when he called it the first world war, with the prize being the eastern half of North America, ... The war brought about a shift that opened a four-decade-long overture to an age of empires and revolutions that endured from the mid-18th century until the beginning of the 20th.
The style dates back to the mid-19th century, when accessories were a sign of wealth, ... you can add a bow to a dress or jeans and personalize a look easily and cheaply.
Caterpillar is a powerful symbol of this process. It dominates its field. It is one of America's largest exporters, and it is very profitable. If there ever was a company that could bring back the social contract of the mid-20th century, it is Caterpillar. But it chooses not to.
Transcending stereotypes was difficult, ... Often people don't want to know what was true. They want to know what is attractive. The fact of the matter is, no one in the mid-19th century here was using Oriental rugs they were using wall-to-wall carpet.