Friday, July 4, 1941

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The Headlines

NAZIS' BALTIC DRIVE AIMS AT LENINGRAD

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Maria Elena

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The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied Riga is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement.

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• Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian city of Lviv.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Calvin Coolidge (1872)
• Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
• Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
• Gina Lollobrigida (1927)
• Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926)

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Tech Check

Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.

Cost of Living (1940)