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Word: sled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...original: . . . And when we were children, staying at the archduke's, My cousin's, he took me out on a sled, And I was frightened. He said, Marie, Marie, hold on tight. And down we went. In the mountains, there you feel free. I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sweeney & the Mockingbirds | 2/10/1958 | See Source »

Further reports carried by atomic-powered dog sled, a new Russian weapon, disclose that during the coming exam period the CRIMSON will publish on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There will be no issue on January...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIME Editions Cut for Exams | 1/10/1958 | See Source »

January. Sir Edmund Hillary will deny ASPCA charges that he used penguins to pull his sled when he reached the South Pole. Sir Edmund will say, "The birds are not only bow-legged, but paunchy. The charge is ridiculous." Back in Cambridge, Dean Watson will be fired for having purchased 3,000 IBM machines without authorization. The ex-Dean will declare, "Machines are lots of fun. Lots." Dean Bundy will reply, "Mr. Watson knew quite well that there is no need for 3,000 IBM machines. I suffice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tea Leaves and Taurus | 1/6/1958 | See Source »

Born. To Elizabeth Taylor, 25, beauteous London-born cinemactress (Elephant Walk, Giant), and Mike Todd, 50, sled-jawed promoter-producer (Around the World in 80 Days); a daughter, their first child (her third, his second); in Manhattan. Name: Elizabeth (Liza) Frances. Weight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Aug. 19, 1957 | 8/19/1957 | See Source »

...occasion for Molotov's burst of reminiscence was the 40th anniversary of his first meeting with Lenin. The milder February Revolution of 1917, sled by the Social-Democrats and the Socialist-Revolutionaries and their allies, had broken out. Most of the leading Bolsheviks were still on their way to Petrograd from places of exile. In their absence Molotov, one of the editors of Pravda, gave out Bolshevik policy: Demand the complete Marxist program forthwith. When the big Bolsheviks arrived, they pooh-poohed the youthful (27) Molotov's naive and uncompromising view. But when Lenin stepped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Down Memory Lane | 5/6/1957 | See Source »

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