Word: mohamet
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Mohamet Koko di Korese is a 27-year-old Ethiopian who. having entered the U. S. illegally in 1926, promptly devoted himself so wholeheartedly to drunkenness, disorderly conduct and burglary that he served three terms in jail. Last January, the Department of Labor decided to deport Mohamet Koko di Korese. Since the Ethiopian Government no longer exists, it was necessary to apply to the Italian Consulate for his travel documents, thus, in effect, recognizing Italian sovereignty over Ethiopia. Last week, two Ellis Island guards tucked Mohamet Koko di Korese in a third class cabin on the Rex, booked, via Italy...
...above is true because in 1793 a boy was born who was destined to become one of America's greatest literary figures, called Washington Irving. He was one of the most versatile figures in the country's literature. An ambassador to Spain, a biographer of Mohamet, of Washington, an essayist of some eminence, a lawyer of none, the coiner of the phrase, "the almighty dollar," all these things he was. For delicacy and precision of style he has few superiors in America. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "The Alhambra" show a grace and beauty that is carefully wrought, while...
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