OTTAWA, Sept. 10,--Canada formally declared war on Germany today after the government's policy of participation had been sustained late last night by an almost unanimous vote of Parliament.

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1939Charles Geschke, American businessman, co-founded Adobe Systems (died 2021)^[†]

Charles Matthew "Chuck" Geschke was an American businessman and computer scientist best known for founding the graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc. with John Warnock in 1982, with whom he also co-created the PDF document format.

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1939Konstantin Korovin, Russian-French painter and set designer (born 1861)^[†]

Konstantin (Constantin) Alekseyevich Korovin was a leading Russian Impressionist painter.

Headlines from September 11, 1939

SOVIETS PREPARING FOR THREAT IN WEST; Official Statement Says War Is More Menacing--Moscow Public Shows Uneasiness Allied Planes Feared SOVIET ANNOUNCES CALLING RESERVES Uneasiness Is Noted Bread and Salt Short Move Welcomed in Reich

CANADA PROCLAIMS WAR ON GERMANY; First Declaration in History of Dominion--Parliament to Rush Financing Today CANADA PROCLAIMS WAR ON GERMANY Canadian Fliers to Go Overseas

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