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Word: rainiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Another baptism took place at one of the rainiest inaugurations in history (see col. 3). Afterward the new President told his press conference that the possibility of building a national auditorium to shelter future inaugurations should be looked into. But when the chairman of the inaugural committee, Rear Admiral Gary T. Grayson, next called at the White House, there was another matter to consider: the catastrophic baptism of the Ohio Valley and part of the Mississippi by an unparalleled flood (see p. 12). Admiral Grayson, as chairman of the Red Cross, Admiral Leahy, as chief of Naval Operations, Rear Admiral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Baptism | 2/1/1937 | See Source »

...This has been a grey rainy day, and I happened to choose the rainiest part of it to go for a ride. My dogs and I looked like drowned rats on our return...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Act of God | 3/30/1936 | See Source »

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