Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dramatic is more aroused by violence than by the "effort to establish harmony and good will." Among U.S. heroes, George Custer outranks William Penn, who pacified Indians with kindness rather than carbines. How many American boys would rather win the Nobel Peace Prize than the Medal of Honor...
...stealing of the Massachusetts State symbol, Boston's Sacred Cod, a large wooden fish, on April 26, 1933. According to the Boston Post of April 27, 1933, "Since 1798 until some time between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. the sacred, silent emblem of Massachusetts had held a place of honor in the state House...
...class I have learned what really took place in this democratic U.S. 100 years ago that I was not taught in high school or college. While the people of this country are paying homage to such men as Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry, they would do well to honor Stevens, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison and Denmark Vesey. The greatest personal commitment one can make to himself today is "Learn, Baby, Learn...
...developed by the Defense Department "to take the night away from Charlie." Lieut. Hibbs was well briefed on the scope's importance; though mortally wounded, he smashed it against a tree rather than let it fall into the hands of the enemy. He won a posthumous Medal of Honor for his performance on that night patrol. Since then, thousands of starlight scopes have been shipped to Viet Nam; jungle-wise infantrymen are so impressed by their versatility that they use almost any G.I. dodge to pick up extra scopes for their outfits...
...format is similar to What's My Line? and all the other TV guessing games. A panel of four zodiac buffs query a celebrity guest on his personal traits and then try to divine the element and sign under which he was born.* Panelists are on their honor to disqualify themselves if they know the birth date of a guest. The questions run from "Do you like money?" to "What one thing would you change about your husband?" The answers are generally guarded. Asked to describe themselves in a word or two, Guests Ed Sullivan and Jack Benny coyly...