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Rome press comment on Bardia fall
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CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 8 (AP) -- Britain's mechanized desert cavalry rolled guns into place before Tobruk and other troops took up positions today for the siege of that virtually surrounded Italian base.
Message to Legis; cites labor, health and housing resources; asks legis for men called to mil duty; text
new positions captured, central and northern areas
1941Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist[†]
Joan Chandos Baez is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums.
1941Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (born 1874)[†]
Dimitrios P. Golemis was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
1941World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.[†]
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.