Wednesday, November 11, 1942

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The Headlines

NEW ALLIED FLEET REPORTED MASSING; Concentration of Warships and Transports Noted in Gibraltar Harbor NEW ALLIED FLEET REPORTED MASSING

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The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• The Turkish parliament passes the Varlık Vergisi, a capital tax mostly levied on non-Muslim citizens with the unofficial aim to inflict financial ruin on them and end their prominence in the country's economy.

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• World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)
• Kurt Vonnegut (1922)
• Paracelsus (1493)
• George S. Patton (1885)
• Carlos Fuentes (1928)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)