Word: coloniale
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In the darkest days of World War I, about the only consolation that fell to the Belgians was the capture in Africa of two small and scenically beautiful German territories on the eastern border of the vast Belgian Congo. Thereafter, first under a League of Nations mandate and then under...
With words to match the splendor of his navy blue uniform trimmed with gold braid and epaulets, the Governor of Kenya rose in Nairobi's Legislative Council to deliver his maiden address. "There is a new government in England with a new Colonial Secretary, and a new Governor of...
Enjoyed your comments on my old bridge-table antagonist [Oct. 19], Iain Macleod, Britain's new Colonial Secretary. For many years Mr. Macleod was a member of England's No. 1 bridge team, helping it garner worldwide prestige in international matches, and he still ranks amongst the world...
From there Symington branched into radio loudspeakers, then, in 1930, bought from Sears, Roebuck a controlling interest in Colonial Radio Corp., using $500,000 borrowed from his uncles. Weathering the Depression by a combination of luck, good management and driving energy, Symington finally sold his interest in 1935, netting a...
The enormous building "B" is itself a fine example of Roman colonial architecture of the second century A.D. To the east of it, the recently-excavated spectacular ruins of a triple gate (or perhaps quadruple gate--further digging this coming summer will deside definitely) dedicated to a Roman Empress "Julia...