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November 5, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 5, 1941
Emperor Showa (Hirohito), Empress Kojun, and their children, 7 Dec 1941 (public domain via WW2 Database)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 5, 1941: Japanese Imperial Conference, including Emperor Hirohito, decides to go to war against US, UK, and the Netherlands in early December if demands are not met.
Joint Board of the US Army and Navy agrees the primary objective is to defeat Germany and avoid war with Japan.
November 4, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 4, 1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia in Hyde Park, 1938 (US National Archives)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 4, 1941: Finns recapture naval base of Hanko, Finland from Soviets.
Fiorello La Guardia wins third term as mayor of New York City.
November 3, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 3, 1941
75 Years Ago—Nov. 3, 1941: Germans take Kursk, Russia.
Off Greece, HMS Proteus makes first radar attack by a sub, damaging Italian tanker Tampico.
The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published posthumously.
November 2, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 2, 1941
Tatsuta Maru, marked with symbols of safe passage, as seen through the periscope of the submarine USS Kingfish, October 1942 (US Navy photo)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 2, 1941: Tatsuta Maru leaves Honolulu with Japanese nationals leaving the US; the last passenger ship to leave the US for Japan before Pearl Harbor.
Pilots of the China National Air Corporation make first flight over the “Hump,” the China-Burma air supply route over the Himalayas.
November 1, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 1, 1941
75 Years Ago—Nov. 1, 1941: US Coast Guard transferred from the Treasury Department to the Navy for duration of national emergency.
US Selective Service issues local draft boards a list of key occupations recommended for deferment.
October 31, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 31, 1941
Destroyer USS Reuben James (DD-245) on the Hudson River, New York, 29 April 1939 (US Navy photo)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 31, 1941: Destroyer USS Reuben James sunk by U-552 in Convoy HX-156 off Iceland—the first US warship lost during WWII; 115 killed.
Mount Rushmore completed after 14 years of work.
Britain warns that putting out carved Halloween turnips will result in blackout fines.
October 30, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 30, 1941
75 Years Ago—Oct. 30, 1941: German siege of Sevastopol begins.
USO Camp Shows established to entertain troops overseas.
Charles Lindbergh holds isolationist America First rally for 20,000 at Madison Square Gardens.
Col. David N.W. Grant designated first US Air Surgeon.
Logo of isolationist America First organization, 1941
October 29, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 29, 1941
Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Downing Street, London, 5 Jun 1943 (Imperial War Museum)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 29, 1941: Churchill speaks to his old school of Harrow: “Never give in, never give in, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense…We have only to persevere to conquer.”
October 28, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 28, 1941
British schoolchildren wave for the camera as they receive plates of bacon and eggs, imported from America as part of the Lend-Lease program, 1941 (Imperial War Museum)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 28, 1941: US Office of Lend-Lease Administration established under Edward Stettinius.
Movie premiere of How Green Was My Valley, starring Walter Pidgeon & Maureen O’Hara.
October 27, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 27, 1941
US Navy Day poster, 1941 (Bureau of Naval Personnel)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 27, 1941: On Navy Day, President Roosevelt asks Congress to allow arming of US merchant ships (after USS Kearny torpedoed by U-boat 10/17).
Germans break into Crimean peninsula.
