Word: yearâ
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...Secretary of War submitted his annual report on the affairs of the Army. It was at once a report and a warning to Congress not to take another slice off the War Department's proposed allowance for next year???an allowance already pared by the Budget Bureau...
Total Eclipse. The approaching total eclipse of the sun (TIME, June 11) on Monday, Sept. 10?easily the most important astronomical event of the year???continues to arouse the most intense interest in scientific circles and unprecedented preparations are under way for its reception and entertainment during the 3 minutes, 36 seconds it will be the guest of the Western Hemisphere. This period of totality is about the average for all total eclipses. The greatest possible duration of a total eclipse is 7 minutes, 58 seconds, and this occurs only under very exceptional circumstances. The solar eclipse of September...