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March 3, 1945

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JAPANESE WEAKEN; Third Marines Punch Out 700-Yardwedge in Foe's Lines on North Iwo NOW NEARING COAST Drive Threatens to Split Enemy in Two as His Final Stand Looms

By Warren Moscow By Wireless To the New York Times

Marine 3d Div drives 700-yd wedge into Jap lines, Iwo Jima; gains to within 1,400 yds of northern tip and 1,000 yds of northeast coast; captures Hill 362; Jap losses noted; 32 Jap prisoners taken; marines mop up behind US lines; US transport planes drop mail by parachute; US planes attack Chichi Jima and Haha Jima; Jap cliff positions, Iwo, noted; map

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Notable Births

George Miller (filmmaker)

1945George Miller, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

George Miller is an Australian filmmaker. Over the course of four decades he has received critical and popular success, and is widely known for creating and directing every film in the Mad Max franchise starting in 1979, including two entries which are considered two of the greatest action films of all time according to Metacritic. He has earned numerous accolades including an Academy Award from six nominations in five different categories.

1945Hattie Winston, American actress[†]

Hattie Winston is an American film, television and Broadway actress. She is known for her roles as Margaret Wyborn on Becker, Lucy Carmichael in Rugrats, The Rugrats Movie, and the spin off series All Grown Up! and as a cast member of the PBS children's series The Electric Company.

Historical Events

Royal Air Force

1945World War II: In poor visibility, the RAF mistakenly bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people.[†]

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world at the time. Since its formation, the RAF has played a significant role in British military history. In particular, during the Second World War, the RAF established air superiority over Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain, and led the Allied strategic bombing effort.