Tuesday, February 9, 1943

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The Headlines

FRENCH CAPTURE HEIGHT IN TUNISIA; Take Prisoners, Repel Raid -- Warhawks in Sweeps -- 8th Army Units Push Onward

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I Had the Craziest Dream

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The must-have

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On This Day

• World War II: Pacific War: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.

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You Share a Birthday With

• William Henry Harrison (1773)
• Thomas Paine (1737)
• J. M. Coetzee (1940)
• Joseph Stiglitz (1943)
• Jacques Monod (1910)

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Tech Check

Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).

Cost of Living (1940)