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Ital freighter Fianona damaged by mine
6 German planes raid Shetland Islands; destroy Brit seaplane; Brit destroyer saves 2 from German plane which flew over Thames estuary
cross-examined; lrs to Mrs Camp read to jury
Brit destroyer Gipsy sunk by mine
revs Elite Guard troops, Prague
1939Betty Everett, American singer and pianist (died 2001)[â ]
Betty Jean Everett was an American soul singer and pianist, best known for her biggest hit single, the million-selling "Shoop Shoop Song ", and her duet "Let It Be Me" with Jerry Butler.
1939World War II: HMSÂ Rawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.[â ]
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.