Word: aarons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...past three Norton lectures have been Thorton Wilder, Aaron Copeland, and E. E. Cummings...
...bitterly resent your biased and misleading sketch of Vice President Aaron Burr ... A rehash of old calumnies, invented by his enemies ... It would have been more appropriate for you to have called attention to his many fine personal qualities and to his great services to our country...
SAMUEL ENGLE BURR JR.* Executive Director The Aaron Burr Association Washington...
Former Corporal Aaron Wilson of Urania, La. was asked if he believed the U.N. forces had used germ warfare. "Yes," answered Wilson. "Why?" asked a reporter. "I saw the insects," said the soldier. "But how did you know they were germ-warfare insects?" persisted the newsman. As Wilson hesitated in confusion, one of his cronies jumped to his rescue: "He saw all about it in the newsreels." Wilson threw him a look of gratitude...
...Aaron Burr (1801-05), who put the accent on the vice. Taking advantage of a gimmick (since corrected) in the Constitution, Burr, running for Vice President with Jefferson (who was running for President), was almost able to get the top job for himself. While he was Vice President, Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, was indicted for murder, skipped to Georgia, returned to preside over the impeachment trial of Justice Samuel Chase, made a moving farewell address to the Senate and slammed the door when he walked...