1. Harry S. Truman’s campaign slogan in 1948 was: a) “I’m Just Wild About Harry b) “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry” c) “Pour It On ‘Em, Harry” d) All of the above Answer: All of the above. The first was derived from a popular song written in 1921 by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake; the second echoed the spontaneous cries of
A dense curtain of fog gripped the Long Island coastline in the early hours of June 13, 1942, parted here and there only by misty beams of moonlight. Amagansett Beach, a sheltered stretch of rolling dunes and tall grasses, was deserted, serene.
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