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Japanese claim control of Batangas-Manila ry
Mt Vernon visited by Roosevelt and Churchill
OPM ban on 1942 models; rationing system planned; Detroit reaction; Auto Mfrs Assn pres comments
On Pacific war action
1942Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat[†]
Thomas Hammarberg is a Swedish diplomat and human rights defender.
1942Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives[†]
John Dennis Hastert is an American former politician, teacher, wrestling coach, and convicted sex offender who represented Illinois's 14th congressional district from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Hastert was the 6th longest-serving Speaker of the House in history and the longest serving Republican. After Democrats gained a majority in the House in 2007, Hastert resigned and began work as a lobbyist. In 2016, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for financial offenses related to the sexual abuse of teenage boys.
1942The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history; Also known as the Duquesne Spy Ring.[†]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary federal law enforcement agency in the United States and also the American domestic intelligence and security service. An agency of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI is a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the attorney general and the director of national intelligence. A leading American counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes. The FBI maintains a list of its top 10 most wanted fugitives.
1942World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.[†]
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,902,590 people in 2024. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly urbanized city. With 43,611.5 inhabitants per square kilometer (112,953/sq mi), Manila is one of the world's most densely populated cities proper.