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Word: ries (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Mistinguett, ancient (seventyish) Parisian music-hall favorite whose shapely legs have outlasted two World Wars, saw Marlene Dietrich perform in Paris, cooed to a lobby listener: "Marlene was marvelous, but, chérie, you know, she's really getting very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Nov. 12, 1945 | 11/12/1945 | See Source »

Roar followed roar from all parts of the harbor as ship after ship exploded. German troops raced for the Vauban Basin where the battleship Dunkerque had been tied up for repairs since the British attack on Oran in July 1940. Near by were the cruisers Algérie, Foch and Jean de Vienne; their docks were wrecked with them. Earth and air trembled as the beautiful ships destroyed themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF FRANCE: The Execution of Order B | 12/7/1942 | See Source »

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