Word: begun
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nation waited. In a few cities, notably Chicago and San Francisco, downtown celebrations had already begun. In a New York nightclub, the manager distributed confetti and streamers. Radio newscasters were tense. If the report were true-and the White House seemed about to confirm it-this would be the biggest Saturday night...
...third week in office, President Truman no longer worked under the concentrated light which had shone on him for a fortnight. Some of the nation's floodlights had shifted to San Francisco. Besides, the novelty of having a new President had begun to wane. The shakedown cruise was over, and Harry Truman, no longer able to rely on the doctrine of "carrying on," now had to do a little steering on his own account...
Britain threatened war. On Aug. 23 Germany and Russia agreed to sign a non-aggression pact. A week after it was initialled, the Wehrmacht overran Poland. World War II had begun...
There were little groups of men who continued to fight, who here & there formed a hard core that had to be torn apart. But actually the phase of the "pockets" seemed to be ending before it had well begun. The Wehrmacht was through. This was its death rattle...
With Soldiers Field a soggy mass, intramural softball has still not begun, Drizzly weather caused yesterday's games. Company A facing ROTC 1 and Company B against ROTC 2, to be cancelled, as well as Wednesday's scheduled Lowell-Standish and Adams-Company C tilts that were slated to open the season...