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March 11, 1941

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Headlines from March 11, 1941

WALKOUT HALTS 1,305 BUSES, NO SETTLEMENT IS IN SIGHT; THRONGS JAM SUBWAYS, CABS; 'LONG FIGHT' IS SEEN Quill Is Willing to Talk to Mayor 'if Invited' -- No Conference Held 900,000 RIDERS AFFECTED No Violence Follows the Strike -- La Guardia Deplores It as 'Tragic Mistake' BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY: TO OFFICE AND HOME BY TAXICAB, SUBWAY OR ELEVATED PEACE HOPES DIM IN BUS WALKOUT

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TWU groups condemn Transportation Bd for alleged failure to observe BMT and IRT bargaining contracts

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Notable Births

Shelly Zegart

1941Shelly Zegart, quilt historian (died 2025)[†]

Rochelle Zegart was an American quilt collector, historian, and advocate. She was involved in the establishment of several quilting organizations and is best known for her work promoting quilting as an art form and archiving quilting history.

Historical Events

World War II

1941World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.[†]

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.