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Word: picnics (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...years the comet kept the solar system in an uproar, charging among the peaceful planets like *a bull at a Sunday-school picnic. It zoomed past the earth again when the Children of Israel, commanded by Joshua, were tangling with the Amorites. Said Joshua: "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies." (Joshua...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Venus on the Loose | 3/13/1950 | See Source »

...Clem's duties permitted, a trim 1936 Hillman sedan whisked them away from the cares of Parliament and the chores of suburban housekeeping, with comely, curly-haired Violet Attlee at the wheel, her husband tucked in beside her in the front seat and the back well-stocked with picnic fare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Clem's Chauffeur | 2/20/1950 | See Source »

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