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Word: balboa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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After President Arias of Panama left the Houston at Balboa his Panama's red- white-&-blue flag dropped from the mainmast and up again went President Roosevelt's four-starred ensign. The cheering died down and Sons Franklin Jr. and John were left loitering on the dock at the end of the gangplank. Two women reporters pounced upon them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Great-Uncle | 7/23/1934 | See Source »

...Balboa, C. Z., May 27--The U. S. Destroyer Hale returned to port today bearing William A. Robinson, young American explorer, saved by an emergency operation by naval surgeons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Salients in the Day's News | 5/28/1934 | See Source »

Most Cubans were abed when at 1:35 a. m. the U. S. destroyers Claxton and Taylor nosed discreetly into Havana harbor. They had dashed over from Key West. From Balboa the destroyers Sturtevant and Overton steamed full speed for Cuba and the U. S. Navy Department announced that eight more destroyers and two cruisers were ready to follow. Of these the largest was the brand new cruiser Indianapolis mounting 8-in. guns, on which President Roosevelt cruised last month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: Loot The Palace! | 8/21/1933 | See Source »

...Balboa Heights, Canal Zone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 1, 1933 | 5/1/1933 | See Source »

...Scotsman who early removed to the Bahamas. In the Bahamas he preached to the planters' servants, learned from pirates the lore of the Spanish Main, conceived a scheme. The southern reaches of the Isthmus of Panama were known as Darien. From a peak in Darien Balboa first saw the Pacific. Soon the Spaniards were transporting their Inca loot across the Isthmus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bank of England God | 1/23/1933 | See Source »

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