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During WWII, GIs from Massachusetts who were stationed overseas shared the cookies they received in care packages from back home with soldiers from other parts of the U. S. Soon, hundreds of GIs were writing home asking their families to send them some Toll House Cookies, and Wakefield was soon inundated with letters from around the world asking for her recipe.
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During this period after WWII many of Africa's colonies had gained their independence, however, those that assumed power continued to control the population the same as their previous oppressors.
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During WWII, a German U-boat sailed into Castries harbor and sank two allied ships.
During WWII, after the Axis aggression against Yugoslavia, Italy created the " Governatorato di Dalmazia " ( from 1941 to September 1943 ), so the Kingdom of Italy annexed temporarily even Spalato ( Split ), Cattaro ( Kotor ) and most of coastal Dalmatia.
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During World War II, The World Almanac could boast that it was read by GIs all over the world: between 1944 and 1946, at the request of the U. S. Government, The World Almanac had special print runs of 100, 000 to 150, 000 copies for distribution to the armed forces.
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During the next five years the leaders of the Fair Deal reluctantly backed down from the optimistic expectations of the New Deal.
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During the period from 1 July 1960 through 31 January 1961, additional research affiliations were effected with the U. S. Army Medical Research and Development Command to conduct research in procedures for quantitative electron microscopy, and for the study of biophysical and biological studies of the structure and function of ocular tissue.
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During the second week of operations, Fogg received a telegram from the Post Office Department, asking him to `` put on two airplanes and make two flights daily, plus one Sunday trip ''.
During the trip Selkirk decided that the route through Illinois territory to Indiana and the eastern United States was the best route for goods from England to reach Red River and that the United States was a better source of supply for many goods than either Canada or England.
During the quarrel I learned what the trouble was, from the accusations each hurled at the other.
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During Christie and Mallowan's time in the Middle East, along with their time spent among the many tombs, temples, and museums, there was also a large amount of time spent traveling to and from Mallowan's sites.
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) During these years, Armenia occupied some 20 % of Azerbaijan's territory, rendering possibility of supplies from Azerbaijan an impossibility.
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