Word: 55th
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower celebrated his 55th birthday in fine style. He went to a Frankfurt am Main football game, raced his friend General Georgie Patton across the field. Into his box popped an impulsive WAC private, who bussed him soundly. Some 20,000 G.I.s rose and sang, "Happy Birthday, Dear General...
Already twice blessed by the meat shortage and by exceptionally rich catches (187,000,000 lbs. last year), the Portuguese fishermen of Gloucester (Mass.) and their boats were blessed anew last week. It was a high point in a week's celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage...
...55th birthday, Adolf Hitler spoke not a word. His adversaries, gathering their arms for the invasion blows, taunted him by radio. Cried the BBC: "Yes, flags out on Hitler's birthday! Flags out-at half-staff! It might be his last birthday...
Huelsdonk, now 76, was beginning his 55th year of hunting the big cats...
Clara Bryant Ford, wife of 79-year-old Motorman Henry, reaching 76 (on their 55th wedding anniversary), gave her recipe for happiness: "Lead as natural and as kindly a life...