Word: greatest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Eleven years ago today I was riding at the head of a squadron of Indian Cavalry past the ruins of an old Crusaders' fortress at Latron. The regiment was on its way to participate in what was probably the greatest mounted action in history, to drive the Turks out of Palestine...
...served at Santiago during the Spanish War, in Mexico during Pershing's Punitive Expedition, in Washington as Chief of the War Plans Division of the General Staff during the greatest war of all. In peace, he served as instructor at West Point, as engineer of waterways at Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, as the builder of Wilson Dam in Alabama. Recently he has commanded Fort Davis in the Canal Zone...
...Herman ("Babe") Ruth to a showgirl; Charles Augustus Lindbergh to the shy, poetic daughter of an Ambassador; James Joseph Tunney to an outdoorish girl descended from one of the great steel families-not the least startling was the marriage of John Gilbert, ballyhooed by millions of shopgirls as the greatest living exponent of male sex appeal, to Ina Claire (TIME, May 20). It was particularly startling because up to the moment when their marriage was announced Gilbert was supposed to be betrothed to Greta Garbo, the greatest living exponent of female sex appeal, and Miss Claire to Scenario Writer Gene...
...would be a pity," he concluded diplomatically, "if anything should occur to mar the present friendly feeling which Australians have for Americans. The United States is Australia's model. We study everything you do and endeavor to imitate you to the best advantage. We have the greatest admiration for Ameri can spirit and vigor, and American methods generally. We want to be like Americans. It seems to me that the wise thing would be for our two countries to get closer and closer together...
...Soviet Government by its decision today will probably make the greatest single contribution to human advancement in this remote and dreaded part of middle Asia since Russia was founded 1,000 years...