Japanese Axis Attack and Global War Mobilization
The nation unites after Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and Alaska bases as U S forces respond. Roosevelt convenes leaders while MacArthur reports Philippines strikes, and allies join the war including Britain Canada and Australia as German and Soviet fronts unfold.
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United States
Japan
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
White House
Washington
Philippines
Guam
Honolulu
Army
Hickman Field
State Department
Great Britain
Roosevelt
U. S. Army
Far East
U. S
Pressure in Libya War Narrows in Ongoing Push
The British pursue a pressure fight in Libya, encircling German Italian forces rather than large scale head to head battles. Prisoner tallies reach about 5 000 in rear camps and 2 500 near the front, with large material losses reported. A Mars bomber investigation cites a propeller blade failure and plastic blades as a possible cause of the fire and damage.
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Libya
Ed Duda
Mars
Cal
Ken Ebel
Leopold Secretly Marries Commoner After Years In Seclusion
King Leopold of Belgium, long out of the public eye since his Nazi era surrender, is revealed to have secretly wed a commoner, Mary Leila Edels, daughter of a former cabinet member. The couple reportedly married in a church with a civil ceremony planned. The king survived a 1935 fatal auto crash that killed his former wife Queen Astrid. his father Albert died in a mysterious fall at Namur a year earlier.
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Low Countries
Leopold
Laekan
Astrid
Mary Leila Edels
King
Albert
Namur
Hidden treasure seizures widen war material grab
Washington reports the Economic Defense board will requisition up to a million tons of semi manufactured war materials stored since before the war. Tin plate shipments from New York Philadelphia and Baltimore will total about 15 000 tons in 100 000 cases. The plan uses a $200 000 revolving fund to finance seizures and resale.
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Washington, D. C
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Holland
Belgium
Export Control Board
Gen
Russell Maxwell
Near East
Henry Wallace
Economic Defense Board
Hoboken
N. J
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Baltimore Soldier Remains on Duty 28 Hours in Rain
Private Colas earned a commendation after guard duty at a street intersection as 12,000 troops moved through. He was to be picked up by a truck that missed him and stayed on duty for 28 hours in the rain until MPs found him. His commander praised his obedience to the order.
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Baltimore
Colas
M.P
FDR Faces War Duty After Pearl Harbor Attack
President Roosevelt shifted from peace appeal to wartime leadership as Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The surprise strike ended U.S. hopes for a peaceful course and propelled America into global conflict. The president had just addressed Emperor Hirohito with a plea for peace before the bombings.
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U. S
Roosevelt
White House
Emperor Hirohito
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Infants Demand Christmas Gifts In Mock Petition
A tongue in cheek letter from “Disgusted Youth” mocks the idea babies under one cannot enjoy Christmas. It cites a poll of 1000 babies, favors practical gifts like cribs and jumper swings, mentions bakelite disks and automobile seats, and ends with a plea for future gifts for parents.
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Daddikens
Puritans Ban Christmas Observance in 1659 Boston Court
Massachusetts settlers faced a Christmas ban as the May 11 1659 general court of Boston declared observing Christmas a crime. Anyone found feasting laboring or celebrating faced a five shilling fine payable to the county.
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Massachusetts
General Court
Boston
Uncle Eben Warns Against Desires In Local Tale
In a folksy line Uncle Eben cautions children about chasing doctors and wishes, using a playful drawl to temper longing and urge patience as part of a rural storytelling vignette.
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Netherland Indies
Western Hemisphere
Canada
Costa Rica
Australia
Nippon
Congress
Winston Churchill
Russia
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Navy
Knox
Moscow
Pravda
Rostov
Mius River
Caucasian
Taganrog
Sea of Azov
Mius
Mariupol
von Kleist
Mozhaisk-Volokolamsk
Berlin
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Western Newspaper Union
China
Philippine
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Sapam
Wake Island
Rawalan
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Fort Missoula
Mont
Italy
Dr Duce
Missoula
Scrap Iron
Army Air Corps
Prince
Pear
Chillun
Uncle Eben
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