Saturday, June 6, 1942

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The Headlines

OUR FLIERS EXCEL; Foe's Losses 'Far Out of Proportion' to Ours in Battle, Nimitz Says CARRIER TORPEDOED ' Several Ships' in Each of Big Combat Classes of Enemy Are Hit

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Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking part—Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū and Hiryū—are sunk, as is the heavy cruiser Mikuma. The American carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann are also sunk.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Alexander Pushkin (1799)
• Diego Velázquez (1599)
• Thomas Mann (1875)
• Sukarno (1901)
• Pierre Corneille (1606)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)