Monday, April 23, 1945

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The Headlines

Nuremberg Leader Slew Mayor, Himself

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'm Beginning to See the Light

Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

On This Day

• World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous.

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You Share a Birthday With

• William Shakespeare (1564)
• Max Planck (1858)
• James Buchanan (1791)
• Halldór Laxness (1902)
• Shirley Temple (1928)

Slang

Tech Check

Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.

Cost of Living (1940)