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As Jackson’s media prominence grew — including a cover photo on Time magazine in 1970 — tensions erupted between Jackson and SCLC, in part because of the sloppy bookkeeping that became a Jackson characteristic.
From Los Angeles Times
But those paled in comparison to the outcry that erupted when some curlers — Canadian curlers — were accused of bending the rules.
From Los Angeles Times
During his cooking demonstration, the audience would erupt into cheers whenever he exclaimed, “BAM!” while spicing up his dishes.
He was 16 when the Hungarian Revolution erupted in October 1956, and he joined a crowd in Stalin Square laboring to tear down a colossal statue of the Soviet leader.
As he finished, the 24-year-old looked to the sky on his knees with tears in his eyes as the arena erupted.
From BBC
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