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House com hears witnesses against bill
Westrick to quit Scarsdale home; passes driving test; charged with more false answers on license application
Brit planes continue raids on Germany; claim successful hits on 100 German cities in 3,000 raids; Brit and French fliers raid mil objectives in Germany, Netherlands and France; Cherbourg air base bombed; Gen de Gaulle repts on French activity; Hamburg reptd in ruins
LaGuardia urges immediate training for men aged 18 to 23
"I am in favor of a selective training bill and I consider it essential to adequate national defense," President Roosevelt said yesterday. He had been told that there were rumors he was "not very hot" for such a program.
1940Lance Alworth, American football player[†]
Lance Dwight Alworth, nicknamed "Bambi", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL), and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. Often considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, he played for 11 seasons, from 1962 through 1972, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He was the first player inducted whose playing career was principally in the AFL. Alworth is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. His teammates called him Bambi because he had a baby face and could run like a deer.
1940Martin Sheen, American actor and producer[†]
Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez, known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. His work spans more than six decades of television and film, and his accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
1940James Tyler, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2010)[†]
James Tyler was a 20th-century American lutenist, banjoist, guitarist, composer, musicologist and author, who helped pioneer an early music revival with more than 60 recordings.
1940World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.[†]
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.