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Word: tree (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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From the beginning to the end, Harry Truman had not uttered a public word. But his victory had not been easy. His strategy had been simple-he had set the power of the Government against John Lewis, like a tractor against a redwood tree, and had waited for something to give...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Silent Struggle | 12/16/1946 | See Source »

Completing the week of festivities, Winthrop residents will gather around their Christmas tree one week hence to hear President Conant deliver his traditional holiday message. Caroling, led by Glee Club members residing in the House, will follow his talk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dances, Plays, Punch Usher in House-Wide Christmas Festivities | 12/12/1946 | See Source »

...finds that this tree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Pursuit of Wisdom | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

...that's why the tree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Pursuit of Wisdom | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

First he decided that a useful death ray would have to 1) burn a half-inch hole in a four-inch plank in five seconds; 2) burn a six-inch live tree two miles away in three minutes; 3) kill small animals at 5,000 feet in three seconds. Reason: anything milder would not be valuable militarily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Death Rays Deferred | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

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