Wednesday, April 25, 1945

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The Headlines

46 NATIONS READY TO ORGANIZE PEACE; ONLY POLES ABSENT; PART OF THE BRITISH DELEGATION ON THEIR ARRIVAL

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I'm Beginning to See the Light

Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen

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Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

On This Day

• World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day.

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• World War II: The last German troops retreat from Finnish soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military actions of the Second World War end in Finland.

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• United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.

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• World War II: Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising against the German occupation and the Italian Social Republic.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Al Pacino (1940)
• Guglielmo Marconi (1874)
• Oliver Cromwell (1599)
• Wolfgang Pauli (1900)
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917)

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Tech Check

Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.

Cost of Living (1940)