Word: columbus
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dapper little man with the straw hat, the walking stick and the boutonniere emerged from Boston's State House, a cheer went up for "the greatest Italian of them all." Charles ("Get-Rich-Quick") Ponzi shrugged off the compliment. "No," he admitted, "Columbus and Marconi were greater. Columbus discovered America, Marconi discovered the wireless." Hysterical voice from the crowd: "But you discovered money...
Second place was the fate of all Crimson entries in the 23rd annual Kinights of Columbus track meet at the Boston Garden Sunday afternoon...
...figures out the relationships between four basic values. Then, says Gamow: "We will be able to say that physical science has reached its end . . . and that all that remains is ... minor details . . . and adoration of the completed system. At that stage, physical science will enter from the epoch of Columbus and Magellan into the epoch of the National Geographic Magazine...
Coach Jaakko Mikkola will send 16 members of his track team into the Knights of Columbus meet at the Boston Garden tomorrow night, but he's not willing to venture any forecast as to how they'll do. Like his pupils, Jaakko has the exam period blues...
...injured leg muscle will keep track captain Dave Hamblett out of the Knights of Columbus meet at the Boston Garden Saturday, Coach Jaakko Mikkola revealed last night. Hamblett, who was slated to run the mile relay, will be replaced by Burt Brown...