Word: spectacularisms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Tray had his day. Not to Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd for his spectacular flight to the North Pole and back last spring at Spitzbergen but to U. S. Mail Pilot Shirley J. Short, for having flown 2,000 hours with valuable cargo in all kinds of weather and with never a serious accident or lapse in schedule, did the International League of Aviators last week award the Harmon Trophy for the best performance in 1926 by a U. S. flyer. To Pilot Georges Pelleder D'Oisy for his long distance flights (France to Africa, Paris to Tokyo) went...
...engagement will open with the most colorful of Grand Opera presentations, melodious and spectacular "Aida," with its Eastern atmosphere of extravagant pomp. "Faust," "Lucia," "I Pagliacci," "Carmen," "La Boheme," and "II Trovatore," some of the most popular works of the lyric repertoire, are included in the program...
...January 31 the Chicago Civic Opera Company will launch its annual season of Grand Opera in Boston. Opening with melodious and spectacular "Aida", the Company will continue its run until February...
Joseph Lifrak '29 starred for Harvard in the 145-pound event. His spectacular finish in a listless, evenly matched overtime proved the climax of the evening Outwitting his wiry adversary in the last few minutes of the struggle, he heaved him to the mat for a referee's decision of 1:51 minutes...
...Earl of Birkenhead, Secretary of State for India: "There has been no more spectacular career in our time than his. . . . He is frankly an adventurer, and declares himself...