Tuesday, May 27, 1941

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The Headlines

Roosevelt Signs the Farm Parity Bill, Subject to Cut in Other Crop Funds; ROOSEVELT SIGNS FARM PARITY BILL

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Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".

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• World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Ibn Khaldun (1332)
• Henry Kissinger (1923)
• Christopher Lee (1922)
• Rachel Carson (1907)
• Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)

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Tech Check

Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.

Cost of Living (1940)