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Word: ben (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first quarter of the century, Bodenheim, along with men like Carl Sandburg, Ezra Pound and Edgar Lee Masters, spawned Chicago's lusty artistic revolt. Harriet Monroe's Poetry and Margaret Anderson's Little Review fought for the privilege of introducing his eccentric verse. Teamed with Ben Hecht, he provided his share of the scandal and uproar that lit up the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Literary Life | 2/18/1952 | See Source »

...privateers, Drake and Frobisher, singed the beard of the Spaniard, Sir Walter Raleigh planted the royal standard in the forests of Virginia, and England's gallant little fleet repulsed the Spanish Armada. Elizabeth queened it over an age crowded with greatness, which nourished such figures as Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. She was the strongest queen and the most vital woman ever to rule England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Ladies with Scepters | 2/18/1952 | See Source »

...Gene Krupa); Lionel Hampton; Earl Hines-Bitty Eckstine; Metronome All-Star Bands; Sidney Bechet; Jelly-Roll Morton; McKinney's Cotton Pickers; Great Trumpet Artists (Louis Armstrong, Bunny Berigan, Roy Eldridge, Bix Beiderbecke, Bunk Johnson, Dizzy Gillespie); Great Tenor Sax Artists (Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, Bud Freeman, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura); Artie Shaw Favorites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Pop Records, Feb. 11, 1952 | 2/11/1952 | See Source »

...Warner, 15-11, 15-12, and 15-12. The Crimson's number four man. Muggy Mugaseth, had a real battle on his hands, but eventually defeated Perry Fox, 12-15, 15-12, 15-11, and 15-8. Dave Symmes had an equally hard time overcoming Tiger number four man Ben Edwards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash Team Extends Win Streak In Handing Tigers First Defeat, 8-1 | 2/6/1952 | See Source »

According to the circular, Mantegazza has obtained a "first-hand, personal knowledge of the sexual habits of mankind," and has found time to write a book, which has ben reduced in price from six dollars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Italian Expert Offers Upperclassmen Texts Teaching Art of Love | 2/5/1952 | See Source »

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