Word: flagship
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...made American history with his famous phrase, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," after his defeat of the British squadron on Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. His distinguished brother performed an even greater act when on July 7, 1853, Matthew Calbraith Perry entered in his flagship, the Mississippi, Kurihama in the Bay of Yeddo in Japan, opening that great nation to western com merce...
...became a janitor of Atlanta Penitentiary. Four years ago he was convicted of fraudulent use of the U.S. mails in selling the stock of Black Star LIne, by which he proposed to transport U.S. Negroes to their aboriginal home and for which he actually purchased a second-hand flagship. He began serving a five-year term...
John Paul cruised in southern seas, beat a mutinous sailor who later died. A murderer by gossip, John Paul finally set his course northward, took Jones for a last name and came to North America. In 1776 he was made a Captain in command of a flagship. A narrow elegant figure, he stood on the bridge of this vessel and set out to make the world ring with his name...
Down the gangplank marched General John Joseph Pershing, closely followed by National Commander Howard Paul Savage of the American Legion. Some 19,000 legionaries were debarking at about the same time from 15 liners besides the Leviathan, flagship of "the Second A. E. F." Cherbourg and other French ports blared with bands, songs, shouts, kisses, clanking bottles, municipal oratory...
Boarding the flagship Schleswig-Holstein, the President reviewed the biggest naval parade held since the War. Thirty-five ships with crews totaling 7,000 men, about two-thirds of the Reich's naval strength in ships* and half its strength in men, took part. At the end of his review President von Hindenburg sent a radio thanking all ranks for their work, praising their efficiency...