Monday, December 1, 1941

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT IS GRIM; His Holiday in Georgia Is Suddenly Ended for Dash to Washington

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Chattanooga Choo Choo

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives his tacit approval to the decision of the imperial council to initiate war against the United States.

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• World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Georgy Zhukov (1896)
• Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792)
• Hasan ibn Ali (624)
• Louis VI of France (1081)
• Anna Komnene (1083)

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Tech Check

Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.

Cost of Living (1940)