Tuesday, April 4, 1944

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The Headlines

10 More Marshalls Atolls Are Seized by U.S. Forces; U.S. FORCES SEIZE TEN MORE ATOLLS

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On This Day

• World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3,000 civilians.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Maya Angelou (1928)
• Andrei Tarkovsky (1932)
• Caracalla (188)
• Marguerite Duras (1914)
• Isoroku Yamamoto (1884)

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Tech Check

Harvard Mark I Computer, Kidney Dialysis Machine & Synthesized Quinine.

Cost of Living (1940)