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PHILADELPHIA -- Independence Hall, the grand old shrine of freedom, birthplace of the American nation, its flag and its Constitution, is fortified for the duration. More guards have been added.
The annual Children's Village Bundle Luncheon will be held Friday at Sherry's under the chairmanship of Mrs. Frederic W. Ecker. Prospective guests have been requested to bring packages of useful articles for resale at Everybody's Thrift Shop to raise funds for the support of the Village, a home and training school for underprivileged boys situated in Dobb's Ferry-on-Hudson.
Chiang Kai-shek urges full effort; asks Brit to grant pol power; London reaction; Sir T B Sapru gets Churchill reply to plea for govt changes; Nehru demands pol power transfer to India, Calcutta s
1942Christine Keeler, English model and dancer (died 2017)[†]
Christine Margaret Keeler was an English model and showgirl. Her meeting at a dance club with society osteopath Stephen Ward drew her into fashionable circles. At the height of the Cold War, she became sexually involved with a married British government minister, John Profumo, as well as with a Soviet naval attaché, Yevgeny Ivanov. A shooting incident involving a third lover caused the press to investigate her, revealing that her affairs could be threatening national security. In the House of Commons, Profumo denied any improper conduct but later admitted to having lied.
1942Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (born 1881)[†]
Stefan Zweig was an Austrian writer. At the height of his literary career in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular writers in the world.
1942World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.[†]
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.