Word: apocrypha
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Long Ride. This, says Asch in effect, is how it might have been. He has borrowed from the Gospels, borrowed from the Apocrypha, borrowed from the traditions of Jewish life. His central purpose has been to make Christians and Jews realize what they have in common: "It has been my intention to demonstrate the interdependence of the two faiths in the hope that mutual understanding might bring about a better world...
According to Air Forces apocrypha, Jimmy announced after he was on his way: "I was a lieutenant colonel when I took off, I'm a colonel now, and when we get over Tokyo I'm gonna look down and say: 'This is from Brigadier General Doolittle, you bastards, and how do you like that?' " When he landed, actually unaware that he had been promoted, Doolittle was met by famed Brigadier General Claire Chennault. Chennault took a star from one of his shoulders, pinned it on Brigadier General Doolittle...