图片题注:Ramsay MacDonald on Time magazine cover, 1924.参考译文:1924 年,拉姆齐·麦克唐纳 (Ramsay MacDonald) 登上《时代》杂志封面。图片来源:GORDON STEVENSON Larsen next arranged for the 30-minute radio program The March of Time to be broadcast over CBS beginning on March 6, 1931. Each week,...
The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament defeated the Naval Bill (TIME, May 19, Aug. 6) by 50 votes to 49. Had it not been for the fact that one of the 100 members which forms the membership of the Second Chamber was missing, the result might have been a draw. Premier Jonkheer D...
In 1924, Citizen created its first-ever product: a pocket watch. It was given the name “Citizen” to express the idea of a watch that as many people as possible would be able to use and cherish for a long time. Inspired by that original philosophy and commemorating the anniversary, the...
as always, she’s kind of annoying. In herarticlein the May 1924 issue ofThe Bookman, she’s supposedly having a conversation with a young writer who’s published two children’s books and isn’t sure whether he should continue. Her reply, supposedly, is the whole rest...
The Bookman, October 1924 This year, as always,pioneering children’s librarian Annie Carroll Moore** is my principal guide. And, as always, she’s kind of annoying. In herarticlein the May 1924 issue ofThe Bookman, she’s supposedly having a conversation with a young writer who’s publis...
Sr. Inspector Bedard Makes Time Magazine, 1981 My father was very, very proud of this seizure, and rightly so. One of the highlights of his 20-year US Customs career was a series of seizures he made in 1981 of counterfeit goods (especially watches) from Asia being shipped to Tijuana and...
April 18: NASA-JPL rover project manager Richard Cook of Canyon Country makes TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. June 1: 4-5 homes in Lake Hughes burn down in Powerhouse Fire, which started May 30; ultimately 30 homes are deemed total losses and 28 ou...
Posted on May 15, 2021 by MileHighMan There is much more to do in and around Tulsa than I would have thought. We had no trouble filling our week there with activities. First it was up, up and away to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum on the outskirts of the airport. This small mus...
May 14, 2024 3 This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by HSNY's librarian, Miranda Marraccini. When it comes to watches, they come in all sizes. Bigger is not necessarily better. There are dainty dials, shining with miniature detail above equally minute movements...
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; Dutch: [ˈrybə(n)s]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist. He is considered the most influential artist of Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and...