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At USS North Carolina commissioning
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Germans drop bombs and magnetic mines on Piraeus port
text, Yugoslav Queen Marie hails Yugoslav struggle, London radio s
CAIRO, Egypt, April 9 -- Britain announced the virtual wind-up of the East African campaign today with the capture of the Red Sea port of Massawa, in Italian Eritrea, but acknowledged that the rear guard of the imperial forces in Libya was "heavily engaged all day" yesterday against eastward-moving Axis armored units.
1941Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, (died 2022)[†]
Chrysostomos II, was the Archbishop of Cyprus from 2006 to 2022.
1941Harold Long, Canadian politician (died 2013)[†]
Harold Long was a politician in British Columbia (BC), Canada.
1941Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer[†]
Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name.
1941World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.[†]
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.