Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Chromographs of "Mair Araxi" (Mother Araxi, named after the Arax River, which cuts across the historic kingdom of Armenia) began appearing after the first major Turkish massacres in 1894. The picture shows a woman (usually weeping) seated atop classic ruins named after Armenia's lost provinces. The broken crown at her feet symbolizes the shattered kingdom. In the background rises Mount Ararat, where Noah's Ark came to rest...
...regular intramural league will be in operation this year with the Kirkland team out to hold onto the crown they gained last November by downing the seven other competitors. Stubborn defense and a tricky T-formation attack helped them crush strong outfits from Loverett and Eliot which held early-season power...
Moscow, the holy and the bloody, the loved and the dreaded, last week was a historic focus of rejoicing and remembrance. Her crown of spires and belfries shone in freshly gilded splendor, and the cupolas of her innumerable churches sat m the sky like frozen clouds. The cross atop the Tower of Ivan the Great glistened m the sun, and told visitors approaching from all over Russia that they were near their goal. In the streets, the people lanced and blessed their city upon its 800th anniversary. It was as Moscow's son, Alexander Pushkin, had written "Moscow: those...
Norway's Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha flew into the U.S. for a visit and a little exploratory tinkering, at a Boston hospital, with the Crown Princess' troublesome back...
...these crooners had one or more things in common: rumply hair, wistful smiles and the languid air that makes some bobby-soxers want to squeal. As a group they were not necessarily the most promising singers.* But they were fairly typical of scores of eager aspirants to the crown of Crosby, the lesser diadem of Sinatra-or even the rich, purple mantles of Perry Como and Dick Haymes...