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April 4, 2016
Book Beat – Love, Lexi by Sherry Kyle
Lexi Cooper is an ordinary twelve-year-old girl, which she hates! She’s a middle child in middle school. She hates her hair, squabbles with her moody older sister and annoying little brother, and has a long-time crush – and a snooty rival. Lexi wants to stand out for once, but her efforts land her in hot water – and some hilarious situations.
Love, Lexi is a novel related in Lexi’s diary-like letters to God. After each’s day’s entry, a short devotional “reply” from God reminds Lexi about biblical truth. Then questions are provided to help the reader connect the lessons to her own life. Sherry Kyle has given tween girls a real treat. Lexi is a realistic and completely relatable girl. Tween girls will feel like they’ve made a new best friend with flaws, foibles, and a great sense of humor. And moms will appreciate Lexi’s kind heart and her willingness to learn. If you have a tween girl in your life, she’ll love Lexi too!
Today in World War II History—April 4, 1941
German troops advancing up the coast road towards the British lines, Libya, spring 1941 (German Federal Archives: Bild 1011-782-0049-21)
75 Years Ago—Apr. 4, 1941: German forces under Gen. Erwin Rommel take Benghazi, Libya. US allows Royal Navy ships to be repaired in US ports.
April 3, 2016
Today in World War II History—April 3, 1941
Pál Teleki, Prime Minister of Hungary, 1939 (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Apr. 3, 1941: Hungarian Prime Minister Pál Teleki commits suicide rather than collaborate with Germany. In Iraq, military officer Rashid Ali overthrows Regent Abdul Illah and forms pro-Axis government.
April 2, 2016
Today in World War II History—April 2, 1941
75 Years Ago—Apr. 2, 1941: RAF drops 75,000 tea bags to increase Dutch morale, printed with “Holland will arise. Keep your courage up.” Clash between union and non-union miners in Harlan, Kentucky leaves four dead.
April 1, 2016
Today in World War II History—April 1, 1941
Regent Abdul Illah of Iraq (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Apr. 1, 1941: In Iraq, pro-Axis military officer Rashid Ali begins a coups to overthrow pro-British Regent Abdul Illah. Italians declare Asmara, capital of Eritrea and last Italian stronghold, an open city; British/Indian troops occupy.
March 31, 2016
Today in World War II History—March 31, 1941
Bomb bay of an Avro Lancaster of No. 57 Squadron RAF at Scampton Lincolnshire. loaded with a 4,000 impact-fused HC bomb (‘cookie’), and 12 Small Bomb Containers (SBCs) each loaded with incendiaries. (Imperial War Museum)
75 Years Ago—Mar. 31, 1941: RAF first uses 4000-lb “Cookie” bomb in raid on Emden, Germany. In North Africa, German troops under Gen. Rommel attack British and take Mersa Brega, Libya.
March 30, 2016
Today in World War II History—March 30, 1941
75 Years Ago—Mar. 30, 1941: US Coast Guard seizes 65 German, Italian, & Danish ships in US ports; 913 Italian and German seamen arrested. British announce cheese rationing: 1 oz/wk, manual laborers receive 8 oz/wk.
March 29, 2016
Today in World War II History—March 29, 1941
Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto firing during Battle of Cape Matapan near Gavdos, Greece, 28 Mar 1941
75 Years Ago—Mar. 29, 1941: British & South African troops take Dire Dawa in Ethiopia. Battle of Cape Matapan concludes: British ships sink Italian heavy cruisers Pola and Zara; in 2-day battle, 2303 Italians killed; Italian navy rarely ventures from port after this.
March 28, 2016
Today in World War II History—March 28, 1941
“Looking up one of the assembly lines at Ford’s big Willow Run plant, where B-24E (Liberator) bombers are being made in great numbers.” (photo between July 1942 and February 1943; Library of Congress)
75 Years Ago—Mar. 28, 1941: Battle of Cape Matapan: south of Crete, British ships sink Italian heavy cruiser Fiume and Italian destroyers Vittorio Alfieri and Giosué Carducci. Author Virginia Woolf commits suicide in England. Ford Motor Company begins construction of factory at Willow Run, MI for production of B-24 bombers.
March 27, 2016
Today in World War II History—March 27, 1941
King Peter II of Yugoslavia, 1942 (Library of Congress)
75 Years Ago—Mar. 27, 1941: Military coup in Yugoslavia deposes Axis regent Prince Paul, replaces him with seventeen-year-old King Peter II, and repudiates Tripartite Pact. Under the Lend-Lease Act, US signs 99-year lease on British bases in the western hemisphere and approves $7 billion in aid to Britain. US & UK sign ABC-1 Staff Agreement to prepare for potential US entry into war and committing US Atlantic Fleet to protecting British convoys.
