Word: incidental
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Significance. To Washington observers who regarded the investigation as a contest between a high-minded oldster (Arthur Morgan), able but unstable, and a purposeful man (David Lilienthal), not too squeamish about the means necessary to promote public ownership in which he heartily believes, shrewd Mr. Lilienthal would have the better...
At Königsberg two months ago Chancellor Hitler thundered that "there will be no more shooting against German racial comrades along the German borders." Since then Czechoslovakians have been afraid that some Czech frontier guard, policeman or soldier would lose his head and kill one of the little nation...
Incident. Two Sudeten Germans astride a motorcycle roaring along the road to Germany near the Czech town of Cheb disregarded an order by a Czech traffic patrol to halt. Word flashed ahead to the next patrol and when the motorcyclists again refused to halt, the guards opened fire. Both Germans...
Probably true, according to Sullivan, is the legend that a falling apple started the massive machinery of Newton's mind rolling toward the Law of Gravitation. Voltaire reported this incident, and Voltaire had it from Newton's niece.
Awed by the formidable proportions of his victim, the 20 year-old burglary hastily departed. Ziegler reported the incident to the ubiquitous Yard Cop.