Word: incidentally
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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"Above all, the past year marks the abrogation of the unequal treaties with foreign powers, ending what China calls 'a century of oppression.' This is the fact least grasped by Westerners and most important for understanding China. For the Chinese, in a sense, this is not only a...
Ten days after the incident at Marco Polo bridge, the Gissimo spoke: "There is only one thing to do when we reach the limit of endurance: we must throw every ounce of energy into the struggle for our national existence and independence."
The results : Correspondents interpreted Peyrouton's first letter as evidence that De Gaulle had assumed power; Giraud saw the incident as a plot against his authority; De Gaulle felt that he had been tricked. Both sides got set for coups that never materialized.
It was the first anti-U.S. demonstration in Mexico since 1940 (when disgruntled Almazanistas stoned the U.S. Embassy building where Vice President Henry A. Wallace was dining). Mexican newspapers carried full accounts of the incident, considered it a protest against U.S. racial discrimination against Mexicans. Vicente Lombardo Toledano, president...
Now to most pleasant thoughts . . . for some. Married men will positively be permitted to live off the campus next semester, whether the place is crowded or not. So you can stop the eager counting of heads as new groups arrive aboard. And Wifey, we hope, will soon be readmitted to...