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July 14, 1942

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If in Doubt, Put It Out

By Unknown Author

Three hundred sixty-nine ships have been sunk in the Western Atlantic by marauding Axis submarines since Pearl Harbor. This terrific toll, which has handicapped our entire war effort, has been made possible, in part at least, by the sky glow from shore lights that has sometimes silhouetted United Nations ships for the U-boats.

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Notable Births

Javier Solana

1942Javier Solana, Spanish physicist and politician, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs[†]

Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga CYC is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the Secretary General of NATO (1995–1999), leading the alliance during Operation Allied Force, he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and Secretary-General of the Western European Union and held these posts from October 1999 until December 2009.

Historical Events

Wardha

1942In the Wardha session of Congress, the "Quit India" resolution is approved, authorising Mahatma Gandhi to campaign for India's independence from Britain.[†]

Wardha is a city and a municipal council in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The administrative headquarter of Wardha district is situated here. Wardha gets its name from the Wardha River which flows on the northern, western and southern boundaries of the district. Founded in 1866, the town is now an important centre for cotton trade.