Word: buts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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"It was, therefore, but natural that when the second great war of this century descended upon us this autumn, the British Government should have hesitated to imperil so priceless a possession by trusting it to the angry transit of the seas. . . ."
". . . History has many curious and circuitous passages-many winding stairways which return upon themselves-but none more curious than the turn of time which brings the Great Charter of the English to stand across this gallery from the two great charters of American freedom."*
Promised for Cleveland's relief were 17 carloads of surplus commodities from the Federal Surplus Commodities Corp., 6,000 new WPA jobs. But-"We already are receiving from ten to twelve carloads a day and it is not going very far," said Sidney T. Rowley, assistant relief commissioner. As...
Unlike their occupation of Poland, where they marched in upon the rear of an already demoralized foe, this attack was upon a well-prepared, straight-shooting, determined people facing front. It was at least 2,000,000 trained men and 5,000 airplanes against 200,000 trained men and 150...
First came the droves of bombing planes over all main Finnish cities. Apparently most came from Russia's new bases in Estonia (see map). They showed ability in reaching their objectives on schedule in formation through low, overcast clouds, but their bombing aim was wretched. At Helsinki, the capital...