Word: descendants
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...conditions of success are severe. The machine must be able to rise vertically to 2,000 feet, remain at that height for half an hour hovering over a small area, make complete circles, fly horizontally at not less than 60 miles an hour, and finally descend vertically from a height of not less than 500 feet with the engines stopped...
...feverish desire to travel, which has apparently seized in its grip almost every type of person, from foreign lecturers to West Indian stowaways, is about to descend upon the University. Aside from the colossal emigration which accompanies the spring vacation, there is a variety of other special little jaunts which particular groups are setting out upon when the college closes this noon...
...ever meanly born. About his cradle is the wondrous miracle of life. He may descend into the depths, he may live in infamy and perish miserably, but he is born great...
...Adran Bey, went to the Dolma Baghche Palace, home of the Calif. He there demanded to see the Calif in the Throne Room. When the Calif arrived, the Vali ordered him to ascend the throne, read the decision of the Grand National Assembly to him, ordered him to descend the throne and pack his things...
Later, Dr. Keigwin repeated this story at the Fifth Avenue Church before 300 members of the Presbytery, adding that he had directly communicated with God on six other occasions. Then, with the voice of a prophet, he said: "The Holy Ghost is about to descend upon New York. The church in this city is on the eve of a second Pentecost. The Pentecost will be made by the spirit of God out of the differences of race, background and intellect that exist here. I feel that the spirit of God is at work this moment on the new Pentecost...