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BERLIN, Sept. 27 -- The Supreme German Command, in a special communique from Reichsfuehrer Hitler's field headquarters, reported today the successful conclusion east of Kiev of "the greatest battle of annihilation of this war and all history."
Orders State Guard to Tenn Coal, Iron & RR Co strike scene
WOODSY trails beckon as the scarlet of maple and the gold of towering tulip trees suggest a foretaste of autumnal foliage glorious in color. The heat and humidity of Summer are at an end and, with cool days ahead, hikers in ever-increasing numbers are escaping from the metropolitan area and heading for the forests near by.
Hails U S Liberty Fleet Day, message to Rear Adm Land
Theatre benefit planned
1941David Lewis, American philosopher and academic (died 2001)[†]
David Kellogg Lewis was an American philosopher. Lewis taught briefly at UCLA and then at Princeton University from 1970 until his death. He is closely associated with Australia, whose philosophical community he visited almost annually for more than 30 years.
1941Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria[†]
Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber is a German politician who served as the 16th minister-president of the state of Bavaria between 1993 and 2007 and chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) between 1999 and 2007. In 2002, he ran for the office of Chancellor of Germany in the federal election, and in one of the narrowest elections in German history lost against Gerhard Schröder. On 18 January 2007, he announced that he would step down as minister-president and as party chairman by 30 September, after having been under fire in his own party for weeks.
1941Charley Taylor, American football player (died 2022)[†]
Charles Robert Taylor was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, he was selected by Washington in the first round of the 1964 NFL draft. With Taylor, the Redskins made the playoffs five times and reached the Super Bowl once (VII), after the 1972 season. A six-time All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowl selection, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984.
1941Marion Miley, American golfer, ranked No. 1 in the United States (born 1914)[†]
Marion Miley was an American amateur golfer. Active in the 1930s, she won dozens of amateur tournaments and was ranked as high as #1 in the United States. She was noted by the press as being one of the most photogenic golfers in the world and received international acclaim from her successes both nationally and abroad, bringing attention to the sport of women's golf in the era prior to the establishment of the LPGA. She was murdered in 1941 during a robbery of the country club where she and her mother lived, dying at the age of 27; her mother also died as a result of the crime.
1941World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.[†]
The Drama uprising was an uprising of the population of the northern Greek city of Drama and the surrounding villages on 28–29 September 1941 against the Bulgarian occupation regime. The revolt lacked organization or military resources; the Bulgarian Army swiftly suppressed it, with massive reprisals. The revolt had guidance from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).
1941Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.[†]
Theodore Samuel Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War. Nicknamed "Teddy Ballgame", "the Kid", "the Splendid Splinter", and "the Thumper", Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history in addition to being the last player to hit over .400 in an MLB season.