Monday, February 16, 1942

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The Headlines

2-WAY BURMA DRIVE AIMS AT RAIL TOWN; Japanese Strike for Thaton on Line to Rangoon -- R.A.F. Bombs Supplies 2-WAY BURMA DRIVE AIMS AT RAIL TOWN

#1 on Your Hit Parade

A String of Pearls

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: In Athens, the Greek People's Liberation Army is established

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• World War II: Attack on Aruba, first World War II German shots fired on a land based object in the Americas.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Octave Mirbeau (1848)
• Kim Jong Il (1941)
• Ernst Haeckel (1834)
• Philip Melanchthon (1497)
• Francis Galton (1822)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)