Thursday, June 4, 1942

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The Headlines

Battle in Desert Is Centered On Axis Salient in Mine Field; DESERT FOES FIGHT NEAR AXIS SALIENT

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The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland by the government on his 75th birthday. On the same day, Adolf Hitler arrives in Finland for a surprise visit to meet Mannerheim.

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• World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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You Share a Birthday With

• George III (1738)
• Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867)
• Karolos Papoulias (1929)
• François Quesnay (1694)
• Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)