Monday, June 10, 1940

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The Headlines

GERMAN ARMORED COLUMNS PUSH CLOSER TO PARIS

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Fascist Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom, beginning an invasion of southern France.

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• World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.

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• World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Judy Garland (1922)
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
• Saul Bellow (1915)
• Gustave Courbet (1819)
• E. O. Wilson (1929)

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Tech Check

Color TV Broadcasts, Jeep & Radar Systems.

Style of 1940

Silhouette: Boxy and austere (Utility)

Material: Rayon and tweed

• Victory rolls
• Utility suits
• Snoods

Cost of Living (1940)