Friday, May 23, 1941

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The Headlines

7,300 on Army Job Lose Badges; Believed Fired Over Strike in Ohio; 7,300 ON ARMY JOB BELIEVED 'FIRED'

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Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: German paratroopers start a series of mass executions of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participation in the ongoing Battle of Crete.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Carl Linnaeus (1707)
• Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
• John Bardeen (1908)
• Hans Frank (1900)
• Otto Lilienthal (1848)

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Tech Check

Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.

Cost of Living (1940)