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Word: first (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...debate Nehru boldly declared for the first time that the neighboring independent kingdom of Nepal lies within the orbit of India's defenses against Red Chinese incursions. He said attacks on Nepal and protectorate states nearby would be considered attacks on India itself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Anti-American Japanese Crowds Riot Against U.S. Military Ties; Parliament Backs Nehru's Stand | 11/28/1959 | See Source »

Harvard, MIT, and the Atomic Energy Commission planned the research center for a twofold purpose. First, they will use the apparatus to produce strange particles--short-lived and unstable packets of energy such as hyperons, anti-protons, and anti-neutrons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Electron Accelerator Begins Fundamental Operations | 11/28/1959 | See Source »

...John and Katherine engage in their desultory first act conversation, however, he poses as a widower who has slept around, but "never with anyone I could care for." The two tell each other tales of woe at great and tedious length, finally retiring for the night on separate couches in Katherine's hotel room...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Silent Night, Lonely Night | 11/28/1959 | See Source »

...first line will be composed entirely of sophomores. Centered by Mike Grannis from Minnesota, and with Bruce Thomas and Dave Morse at wing, it should show the magnificent teamwork and passing which helped net last year's Yardling record of 18 wins and only three defeats...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sophomore Skaters Spark Improved Crimson Sextet | 11/28/1959 | See Source »

...first of October, 1935, a provision in the General Laws of the Commonwealth required all teachers to take an oath of allegiance. The law stated, "No professor, instructor, or teacher who is a citizen of the United States shall be permitted to enter upon his duties within the Commonwealth unless and until such oath or affirmation shall have been so subscribed...

Author: By Claude E. Welch jr., | Title: Two Teachers Refuse Oath, Lose Posts; Professor Would Still Repeal 1935 Act | 11/27/1959 | See Source »

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