Tuesday, June 11, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

NAZIS CLAIM BREAK IN SUPPLY ARTERY; Paris Cut Off From Havre by Thrust to Seine East of Rouen, Berlin Says

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
• Gene Wilder (1933)
• Jacques Cousteau (1910)
• Richard Strauss (1864)
• Ben Jonson (1572)

Slang

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)