The Spanish-American war was hastened by the blowing up of the U.S.A. battleship Maine. ~*~Our word "swank," in its present interpretation, is said to be of Scottish or Gaelic origin.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 247, 17 October 1936, Page 17
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