Monday, October 26, 1942

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The Headlines

STALINGRAD ARMY YIELDS 2 STREETS; But Repels Many Assaults -Soviet Relief Force Gains Northwest of the City STALINGRAD ARMY YIELDS 2 STREETS

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The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.

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You Share a Birthday With

• François Mitterrand (1916)
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919)
• Georges Danton (1759)
• Bob Hoskins (1942)
• Napoleon Hill (1883)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)