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relations likely to be affected by USSR-Japanese pact
For New York, it was an epic Easter. Almost alone among the proudest boulevards of the world's greatest cities, Fifth Avenue marked as usual yesterday the surge and flow of multitudes celebrating the rebirth symbolized by the feast of the Resurrection.
Pope urges ban on use of poison gas, Easter broadcast; text
1941Pete Rose, American baseball player and manager (died 2024)[†]
Peter Edward Rose Sr., nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds lineup known as the Big Red Machine for their dominance of the National League in the 1970s. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won his third World Series championship in 1980, and had a brief stint with the Montreal Expos. He managed the Reds from 1984 to 1989.
1941World War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya.[†]
The siege of Tobruk took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War. An Allied force, consisting mostly of the 9th Australian Division, commanded by Lieutenant-General Leslie Morshead, was besieged in the North African port of Tobruk by German and Italian forces. The tenacious defenders quickly became known as the Rats of Tobruk. After 231 days, they were finally relieved by the British Eighth Army.