Manhattan Project: Hidden Birth of Atomic Energy
Facsimile of the letter that moved President Roosevelt to order the epochal secret study, leading to the establishment of the Manhattan Project and the opening of Atomic Energy. The piece recounts the 1941 initiation, the Pearl Harbor context, and early fission breakthroughs. It notes Einstein Szilard and Fermi figures and remarks on wartime secrecy and secrecy's impact.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
F. D. Roosevelt
Enrico Fermi
Albert Einstein
America
Clark Kinnaird
Leopold Infield
Einstein
Ernest O. Lawrence
University of California
Leo Szilard
Roosevelt
Vin
White House
U.S.A
Hitler
Luck and skill clash in seven spades grand slam tale
In a 1962 Britain versus United States match, North-South reached seven spades by luck in one table, while the other table’s declarer, in six spades, methodically cashed spades to protect against a possible diamond ruff and then racked up seven for 1,480 points. The American team earned 1,660-point swing on this deal, the largest single gain in the 144-board match.
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Great Britain
United States
West
Clare
South
Declarer
Wither
Cryptoquote Puzzle Invitation and Quote Teaser
Test Your Code Breaking Ability Daily Cryptquote puzzle shows a substitution cipher sample and a famous quotation. The page presents the challenge with an encoded line attributed to Cicero and hints about solving by letter mapping and word structure.
crossword puzzle word list and clues by Eugene Sheffer
A dense collage of crossword clues and partial answers arranged like a Sheffer puzzle. It lists seemingly random terms from medicine music geography and language with numerous errors and misspellings. The fragment reads as a jumble of numbers phrases and stray words lacking coherent context.
TV Highlights Evening Schedule Featured World War II Tales
The guide lists 5:00 p m programs including a World War II themed segment on Norwegian fishermen and a Mike Douglas Show with Anne Baxter Pearl Bailey and the Four Freshmen. Movies include Blondie Hits the Jackpot and Cockleshell Heroes with Jose Ferrer. Also Monkees Can You Hear Me Tonight Show Tonight and Tonight Show with George Kirby Shari Lewis. The late night lineup includes I Spy Tonight Show and Tell It To The Judge.
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Leif Larsen
Mike Douglas
Anne Baxter
Pearl Bailey
the Four Freshmen
Blondie
Penny Singleton
Dagwood
Monkees
Jose Ferrer
NET Journal
Beth Ann Bull
Robinson
Scott
Morocco
George Kirby
Shari Lewis
Gig Young
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Wade Pre
Jolien
Prunes
Muish
Dever Ba
Sawyer
Vre
Eavens
SHT
Roy Crane
Buz
Wiaial
Archie
Steve Canyon
Poteet
Bob Montana
Bemond
Ae Read
Milton Caniff
Xeacel
BEC
Mr. Breger
By B. Jay Becker
Desler
Pata'e
Pwuaj
Enata
Cicero
Eugene Sheffer
Horezonta
Ireland
Hirmalayan
Pismires
Atel Pry
ST. Awry
Wb. Ui
Hagan
Srday
Psa
Mobis
Yves
Andy Capp
King
Reg Smythe
Henry
By Carl Anderson
Beetle Bailey
Mort Walker
Hi and
Lois
Ditto
Dik Browne
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