Word: gridley
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Dewey. Surely, it was a modest, a natural, a lovable, a well-pre-pared man who uttered the command : "You may fire when ready, Gridley." For seven days, the U. S. waited for authentic news of this man's victory. For 16 months, the U. S. waited for its idol to come home and receive in person his righteous adulation. Some say that his welcome was the beginning of the spectacle era in the U. S.a wood and plaster triumphal arch in Manhattan (reputed to be "a labor of love"), massed flag waving and horn blowing, loving cups, a sword...
...modest, a natural, a lovable, a well-prepared man whom Europe honored laet week, while the U. S. swelled with pride and prepared a homecoming. Unquestionably, Captain Lindbergh is a more stimulating hero than Admiral Dewey ever was. He conquered alone-with only his monoplane; he had no Gridley, no escorting fleet...
...destroyer Noa, he had ordered the bombardment of Nanking (TIME, April 4) in order to save the lives of the U. S. Consul and other U. S. citizens beseiged in the city. The spectre of Commodore Dewey, and his ringing command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley!" kindled in the correspondents' imagination as their pencils raced to take down the words of hearty, beaming Lieutenant Commander Smith...
Soon it was ascertained that "Benny" is Lieutenant Benjamin F. Staud of Pittsburgh, who pulled the lanyard firing the first U. S. gun to send a shell spinning over Nanking. Commodore Dewey's "Gridley" was Charles Vernon Gridley of Logansport...
Proud U. S. citizens balanced and weighed upon their tongues "Benny" v. "Gridley"; and "Gridley" v. "Benny." Each seemed unforgettable...