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Sir Eugene Goossens was one of the most prominent of the younger British composers who emerged in the years following World War I. At first regarded as part of modern music, his works are now firmly set in the romantic tradition which audiences today find attractive and which accounts for the increasing number of recordings.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Obreg%C3%B3n
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http://www.biography.com/people/plutarco-elias-calles-9235460
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most popular writers of the 1920s, published The Great Gatsby in 1925. The novel deals with issues of decadence and excess and is widely interpreted as a cautionary tale. Another tremendously popular writer of the day was Ernest Hemingway.
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In 1926 Robert Hutchings Goddard became the first person to launch a liquid-fuel rocket, the forerunner of todays awesome giants that have lead to man on the moon and exploratory visits by spacecraft to many of the planets.
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In the 1920's movie stars were really stars - with huge salaries, the fashions and activities of the Hollywood greats echoed around the world and 100,000 people would gather in cities all over the world, including such diverse cities as London and Moscow, to greet Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks when they toured of Europe.
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http://catholicsaints.info/saint-julio-alvarez-mendoza/
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http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20051120_anacleto-gonzalez_en.html Catholic Layman and Lawyer also killed for his support of the Catholic Faith
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One of many young fighting for their right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_S%C3%A1nchez_del_R%C3%AD
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The Vatican gave the go ahead and return. http://op54rosary.ning.com/profiles/blogs/viva-cristo-rey-photos-of-the-cristeros
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Although openly contemptuous of his subordinates' religious faith (several of his officers were priests), he respected the military acumen of the Jalisco farmers under his command, and believed he could turn them into a professional fighting force equal to the regular army
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Instramental in helping end the war in Mexico against Catholics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristero_War
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