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Word: suddenly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...forced out Dictator Kondylis, ordered a general election. The Field Marshal swore that if his parliamentary henchmen did not win a majority, his military henchmen would lead a coup d'etat to oust King George. Last week the Kondylis cohorts had not won their majority, but Kondylis' sudden death did not disrupt the cohorts. Almost as though they had known Death was about to strike, the busily intriguing officers, some hours before the field marshal was stricken, were conferring with General Pitsikas, Admiral Economou and General Reppas, all doughty would-be Dictators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Death of Convenience | 2/10/1936 | See Source »

...sudden burst of unseasonably fine London weather is responsible for setting the Hiltons, their two daughters, son, maid and terrier on a frolic for 16 lively hours. Forsythia and iris are blooming, and to love all hearts turn lightly save that of the Hilton's cleaning woman who ominously declares: "The first spring day Is in the devil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Feb. 10, 1936 | 2/10/1936 | See Source »

CAMBRIDGE, January 23.-Cambridge University as a whole has been shocked by the sudden death of the late King George V., who paid his last visit to the town about a year ago when he opened the New University Library...

Author: By G. L. Gobhard, | Title: The Cambridge Letter | 2/8/1936 | See Source »

...GOING TO DRIVE FAST" is an extremely useful handbook of automobile information, giving tips on when and where to drive fast, how to handle your car at high speeds, and what to do when you got in a jam travelling fast. Along with "And Sudden Death" it should be handed out to every applicant for a driving license...

Author: By A. C. B., | Title: CRIMSON BOOKSHELF | 2/8/1936 | See Source »

When Holtz had Howerth's laboratory burned down to get rid of a corpse that might be even uglier if found, Howerth risked his life to save his deadly but still beloved serum, and was blinded for his pains. When a sudden and fatal epidemic broke out in one of Holtz's destitute mining towns, the few who knew what Howerth had been up to began to suspect that Holtz had taken over the experiment. While Howerth and his assistants worked feverishly to find an antivirus for the plague, Holtz wiped out his human liabilities by the thousand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Germs | 2/3/1936 | See Source »

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