Word: moments
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Deep in the Central American bush, a rebel leader put forth the credo of El Chipote: "Death is but a moment of discomfort, not to be taken seriously." El Chipete, Nicaraguan slang for "tough guy", was the name of a mountain stronghold and the description of its dauntless commander, General Cesar Augusto Sandino. Bearing the names of emperors of old, and living in the region of the Mayan empire of fabulous wealth, he became the arch-enemy of modern imperialism...
...wilderness, who ruled his men with an iron hand, who married to the music of gunfire, who rallied his followers to the cause of Nicaraguan independence, was more than a more jungle bandit--he was the personification of revolt against American imperialism. Death to sandino was but a moment of discomfort, not to be taken seriously. His all-consuming passion was liberty...
...determined that on October 8, 1636, the General Court of Massachusetts met and considered things of vast moment. As the day progressed, they awarded five pounds to George Munnerys to compensate for the loss of his eye on a voyage to Block Island. They decreed that no lace be worn and stipulated the penalties for a Breach of this order. After taking care of several matters that are generally handled by police courts at the present time, they apparently had an afterthought. As the last act of the day before closing up the court and going home, the court voted...
...Utah, McCarran of Nevada, Robinson of Arkansas, Borah of Idaho, Johnson of California. McNary of Oregon, Logan of Kentucky, Wagner of New York, Barkley of Kentucky, Norris of Nebraska, Hastings of Delaware. Most of them at one time or another had sat on State or Federal benches. For a moment they sat in solemn silence while a clerk announced that the House had passed and asked the Senate's concurrence in bills for the relief of John Thomas Simpkin, P. Jean des Garennes, Christopher Cott, Seth B. Simmons and others. Then Sergeant at Arms Chesley W. Jurney reported...
...everything on the U. S. : "There was no more reeling blow struck at that new attempt in Europe [the League of Nations] than when the American Congress refused to support Wilson. The security that France, with her wounds still bleeding, thought she had got from Wilson, disappeared in a moment. . . . If we fail [in maintaining the League] it will be the duty of the Government to look after the interests of this country first and quickly. If an agreement is reached we will then . . . have limits up to which we can arm, and it will be our duty to make...