Friday, August 15, 1941

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The Headlines

The Official Statement

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Daddy

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad for espionage at the Tower of London at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Napoleon (1769)
• Walter Scott (1771)
• Louis de Broglie (1892)
• Sri Aurobindo (1872)
• Gerty Cori (1896)

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Tech Check

Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.

Cost of Living (1940)