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  2. Peace for our time - Wikipedia

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    The Labour spokesman Hugh Dalton publicly suggested that the piece of paper that Chamberlain was waving was "torn from the pages of Mein Kampf." [6] Disbelieving Chamberlain, Isaac Asimov published in July 1939 "Trends", which mentions a World War in 1940. He later wrote "I was too conservative" (about when war would begin). [7]

  3. Blank paper protest - Wikipedia

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    A blank piece of A4 paper, held up in protest by a student at Hong Kong University. Blank pieces of paper, posters and placards have been used as a form of protest. The message sent by such a protest is meant to be implicit and understood, but the lack of writing and slogans on the paper itself is designed to thwart efforts by authorities to prove that their prohibitions and regulations have ...

  4. George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia

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    Patton began delivering speeches to his troops in the United Kingdom in February 1944. [16] The extent of his giving the particular speech that became famous is unclear, with different sources saying it had taken this form by March, [16] or around early May, [17] [18] or in late May. [14]

  5. Otto Berman - Wikipedia

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    Berman was hit by several bullets as well as buckshot from a 12-gauge shotgun. He was the first of the four men to die, at 2:20 the next morning. [2] [3] A photo of his bullet-riddled body appeared alongside a photo of Schultz undergoing surgery in the next morning's newspaper, under the headline, "Schultz, Five Pals Shot".

  6. Walter Cronkite - Wikipedia

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    A long-running hit, the show was again renamed as The 21st Century in 1967 with Cronkite hosting speculative reporting on the future for another three years. Cronkite also hosted It's News to Me, a game show based on news events. [29] During the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956 Cronkite hosted the CBS news-discussion series Pick the Winner.

  7. A Conspiracy of Paper - Wikipedia

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    In order to solve the mystery, he must learn the inner workings of this new world of paper money. The murder investigation moves toward its conclusion in lock-step with the accelerating frenzy of the Bubble's final days. A sub-plot involves Benjamin's gradual reintegration, after years of estrangement, into his family's community and traditions.

  8. It's Only a Paper Moon - Wikipedia

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    The song features in the 1973 film Paper Moon. [13]A 1933 recording of the song was the theme song for the 1974 ABC situation comedy Paper Moon. [14]A re-arrangement of the song done by Herbie Hancock is included in the 1986 movie Round Midnight (starring saxophonist Dexter Gordon), and the accompanying soundtrack album The other Side of Round Midnight.

  9. This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race - Wikipedia

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    In its Hot 100 opening week with digital availability, the song soared to No. 1 on the Pop 100 chart up from its previous week's position of No. 86. In its opening week, it sold 162,000 digital downloads, setting a new record for the highest bow for a band since radio only titles joined the chart in 1998.