Tuesday, June 20, 1944

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The Headlines

Churchill Sees Victory in Summer As Possible Fruit of Teheran Plan; CHURCHILL HOPEFUL OF SWIFT VICTORY

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I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)

Harry James and His Orchestra with Dick Haymes

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On This Day

• World War II: During the Continuation War, the Soviet Union demands unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.

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• World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot".

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• The experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reaches an altitude of 176 km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jacques Offenbach (1819)
• Martin Landau (1928)
• Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928)
• Errol Flynn (1909)
• Sigismund III Vasa (1566)

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Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1940)