Thursday, June 11, 1942

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The Headlines

CLAIM IS SCOUTED; Tokyo Alleges Landing in Aleutians and Loss of but One Carrier NIMITZ ADDS MIDWAY DATA Reveals Thousands of Enemy Died and Half of Fleet of 30 Ships Were Casualties

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The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.

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• Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
• Gene Wilder (1933)
• Jacques Cousteau (1910)
• Richard Strauss (1864)
• Ben Jonson (1572)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)