Monday, August 2, 1943

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The Headlines

100 VILLAGES FALL TO SOVIET AT OREL; Red Army Gains 5 to 7 Miles on Rim of Bastion in Face of Hard Counter-Blows

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You'll Never Know

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The must-have

Slinky

On This Day

• World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.

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• The Holocaust: Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Shimon Peres (1923)
• Peter O'Toole (1932)
• Isabel Allende (1942)
• James Baldwin (1924)
• Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)

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Tech Check

Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).

Cost of Living (1940)