Word: land
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that the American coast line would fit into the Afro-European one as exactly as the pieces of a picture puzzle. From this interesting phenomenon, he deduced the theory that they had indeed so fitted at one time. Therefore he concluded that the continents were originally one piece of land, and attached Australia to the west coast of Cochin-China to make the picture complete...
...therefore unfortunate that Foreign Minister Saenz employs a legal fallacy in refuting the American allegation that Mexico has violated, by her land laws, a treaty of the Obregon administration, known as the Claims Commission agreement. Mr. Saenz replies that the Mexican courts will protect the treaty against any legislative infringement that may have occurred, as soon as a pertinent case arises for adjudication: It is the prevailing interpretation, however, that, as far as a nation's courts are concerned, a law subsequent to and infringing a treaty is valid, just as an ordinary repeal is valid. And all that...
...British Isles. Gales and floods laid thousands of acres of land under water to the hedge tops. In England the Thames overflowed disastrously at Windsor and notably throughout its entire valley. A cyclone passed over Western Scotland, and the Clyde overflowed at Glasgow. Only a single telegraph line was working out of Dublin, and at London, Edinburgh and Glasgow all overhead telephone lines were down. The cross-channel packets were buffeted by 40-foot waves...
...MacMillan. He planned to take three Loening Amphibian planes as far North as was possible in the Expedition's steam vessel, to unpack them at Etah, and then to fly North to Cape Columbia or Cape Thomas Hubbard where a flying base could be established. From Axel Heiberg land the planes were to attempt the flight over unexplored territory to the North Pole. The expedition fell short of its goal because of unprecedented weather conditions...
...Graduate School of the University in 1917. In August 1917 he became incrested in aviation and went to the flying fields at Pensacola, Florida. He was the first aviator to advocate and practice flying by night over water, and the first who flew over water out of sight of land. From July 1918, until the Armistice he was in charge of the United States airforces of Canada. Hal fax and North Sydney. For his work during the World War he was awarded the Silver Star for exceptionally meritorious service and the Aviator's Medal of Merit...