Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Name of Almighty God Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India; His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, etc., and Apostolic King of Hungary; His Majesty the King of Spain and in the name of the Queen Regent of the Kingdom; the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the King of The Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, etc.; His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias; His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans...
...paint great pictures instead of settling for good ones. Result: both sprinted too far too soon, and had to sit out their later years. Vanderlyn tasted glory first, when his grandiose Marius Amid the Ruins of Carthage caught Napoleon's eye. "Give the medal to that!" the Emperor ordered; overnight the American became a cynosure at the French court. When Aaron Burr came penniless to France after his trial for treason, Vanderlyn was able to repay Burr's former generosity in full, supporting his patron as he himself had been supported...
Though Deauville has been socially registered since Emperor Napoleon III learned the breast stroke there in mid-eigteenth century, it has remained France's most fashionable resort as a result of diligent handling by 42-year-old François André, France's biggest hotel operator. In addition to owning Deauville lock, stock and wine barrel, André owns the casinos, two hotels at Cannes and two hotels at La Baule as well as the biggest hotel at Le Touquet...
Legend has it that the first emperor of Japan was descended from the sun and the sea, and ascended the throne on Feb.11, 660 B.C.* During the 26 centuries since. Japanese governments have often used the legend as an anchor when storms rocked the ship of state. During the deadly gale of World War II, the government played up the legend to bolster morale, even forced eminent scholars into backing the "divine nation" story...
Since the war. the legend has dimmed. Few knowledgeable Japanese have taken the tale seriously since Emperor Hirohito conceded in 1946 that he was only human, after all. Last week, determined to clear up the matter of the nation's divine origins, a band of 30 jeep-riding scientists swarmed around the mountain peak of Takachiho on the island of Kyushu, where, according to legend. Ho-wori-no-mikoto, the heavenly ancestor of emperors, came to earth...