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Hull on need for Roosevelt; text
RAF bombs Berlin in early night raid; oil targets in central and western Germany bombed; Amsterdam hit
sees Repubs favoring privileged few
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inquiry meeting fails to materialize; W P Maloney denies attempted Willkie smear
1940Jim Bakken, American football player[†]
James LeRoy Bakken is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals, playing occasionally as a punter as well. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and was named to the NFL 1960s and 1970s All-Decade Team. Bakken is one of 29 individuals to be named to two All-Decade teams.
1940Phil Minton, English singer and trumpet player[†]
Phil Minton is a British avant-garde jazz/free-improvising vocalist and trumpeter.
1940World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.[†]
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.