Word: african
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...transmitter of the Radio Club, placed in the basement of the Astronomy Laboratory, ostensibly to make contact with the East African Observatory, has become a source of aggravation to the graduate students residing in Perkins Hall...
Already a diamond tycoon at 20, Cecil Rhodes is given "six months to live" by a Dr. Jameson (Basil Sydney), who examines him in South Africa in 1873. Ten years later he is not only still alive but master of South African diamond mines. With the help of Dr. Jameson, now his best friend, he pushes on to fulfill his lifelong ideal-to unite South Africa, then the whole world, under the British Empire. His first step is to absorb Matabeleland, lush jungle nation ruled by King Lobengula. As Premier, he next tries to get Transvaal, ruled by the Boers...
Motoring to the British Embassy, the Canadian, Irish and South African Legations, Secretary of State Hull conveyed the official condolences of the U. S. Government to the Governments of the British Commonwealth. The sorrow of the people of the U. S. was bespoken by President Roosevelt, who added in his message to Edward VIII: "I had the privilege of knowing His Majesty during the War days, and his passing brings to me personally a special sorrow...
Seventeen African animals, three birds and a plant were last fortnight put beyond reach of Man, as the articles of the International Convention for the Protection of the Fauna and Flora of Africa went into effect. Signed in 1933 by nine governments, still awaiting ratification by four (France, Portugal, Italy and Spain), the Convention was wangled by sporting Britain. Britain's African territories, colonies and protectorates promptly ratified it, as did Belgium. Thus a new fauna and flora safety zone was created from Egypt to the Cape, along Africa's "all-British backbone," in the Belgian Congo...
...shipment of particular interest of 260 plants of the Belgian Congo, was collected by the Second Harvard African Medical Expedition and presented to the Gray Herbarium by Joseph C. Bequaert, assistant professor of Entomology at the Harvard Medical School...