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1945John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (born 1884)[†]
Count John Francis McCormack, was an Irish lyric tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control. He was also a Papal Count. McCormack became a naturalised American citizen before returning to live in Ireland.
1945World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.[†]
The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. His surrender occurred after 18 days of fierce fighting against the Japanese forces that invaded the territory. The occupation lasted for three years and eight months until Japan surrendered at the end of the Second World War. The length of the period later became a metonym of the occupation.
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labor relations adjustment machinery problem discussed
LaGuardia lists appropriation for additional construction in '46 capital budget to City Planning Comm; cites Fed aid effect
The American Newspaper Publishers Association announced yesterday that daily newspapers used 202,911 tons of newsprint paper during August, an 11.2 per cent increase above August, 1944.
FOR some peculiar reason which we've never been able to understand, Hollywood seldom makes pic tures about life on the American farm. Night clubs, penthouses, Broadway theatres and the man
Richmond, Fla, blimp base set afire by explosion during hurricane; 200 sailors hurt; damage reptd
In London last week the peace of Europe, in large part the peace of the world, lay in the hands of five men-- the Foreign Ministers of the Big Five Powers, They did not have the author
H Meyers sees buyers as best check on runaway market
Five home runs added a noisy touch to yesterday's rain-splattered proceedings at the Stadium, and, though they were in a minority on production, the Browns managed
THE new musical by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, the team that put youth to the fore last season, includ ing Producers Paul Feigay and Oliver Smith, is going to be a satire on the 1920s.