Friday, August 7, 1942

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The Headlines

WILHELMINA TELLS CONGRESS THE WORD IS 'NO SURRENDER'; Queen Says Dutch, Although Mostly Under Axis Yoke, 'Are With You to the End' HER PEOPLE 'ONE IN SPIRIT' After Her Speech the Monarch Receives From President a Sub-Chaser to Aid Fight QUEEN WILHELMINA BEFORE CONGRESS

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Jingle Jangle Jingle

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The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Elinor Ostrom (1933)
• Mata Hari (1876)
• Constantius II (317)
• Ralph Bunche (1904)
• Abebe Bikila (1932)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)