Word: 85th
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Birthday. George Bernard Shaw: his 85th; in England; celebrated by the announcement that he was writing a book to be titled Everybody's Political What's-What...
Among the shops and cafes that crowd the sidewalks of East 85th Street, Manhattan, the Little Casino Bar Restaurant at No. 206 was barely noticeable. Men & women came and went with a great air of having nothing to do but listen to the juke box playing soft German tunes. Richard Eichenlaub and his plump wife placidly drew beer, placidly dished out Wiener Schnitzel. One day early this week, Herr Eichenlaub suddenly disappeared...
Birthday. Dr. Howard Hyde Russell, co-founder of the Anti-Saloon League, who said: "I'm confident this movement will be successful during my lifetime"; his 85th...