Monday, August 23, 1943

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The Headlines

Eisenhower Thanks King; NAPLES IS ISOLATED BY ALLIED ATTACKS

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In the Blue of Evening

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

On This Day

• World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Louis XVI (1754)
• Edgar de Wahl (1867)
• Georges Cuvier (1769)
• Gene Kelly (1912)
• Kenneth Arrow (1921)

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Tech Check

Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).

Cost of Living (1940)