Sunday, August 9, 1942

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The Headlines

Alsab, 9-5, Is Fourth at Washington Park In Six-Furlong Sprint Annexed by Defense; ALSAB IS FOURTH IN CHICAGO DASH

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The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.

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• Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jean Piaget (1896)
• Romano Prodi (1939)
• Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
• Leonid Kuchma (1938)
• Tove Jansson (1914)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)