Wednesday, March 21, 1945

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The Headlines

REICH CITIES TOPPLE; Worms, Saarbruecken and Zweibruecken Fall --Foe's Escape Cut THIRD REACHES MAINZ 3 Divisions Plow Past Siegfried Line--First Swells Bridgehead Three Divisions Crash Through Planes Line Up to Strike GERMAN ARMIES SMASHED IN SAAR Tenth Rolls Up Four Miles

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On This Day

• World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.

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• World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.

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• World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
• Joseph Fourier (1768)
• Modest Mussorgsky (1839)
• Benito Juárez (1806)
• Jean Paul (1763)

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Tech Check

Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.

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