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October 9, 2014
Today in World War II History—October 9, 1939 & 1944
Pete Gray, 1946 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 9, 1939: The New York Yankees win their fourth straight World Series, defeating the Cincinnati Reds. German battleship Deutschland captures neutral US freighter City of Flint, creating international incident.
70 Years Ago—Oct. 9, 1944: Fourth Moscow Conference opens between Churchill and Stalin. World Series concludes, with the St. Louis Cardinals defeating the St. Louis Browns; one-armed player Pete Gray plays for the Browns.
October 8, 2014
Book Beat – Watercolor Dreams by Sherry Kyle & Giveaway!
What do you do when everything – and everyone – seems to get in the way of your dream?
In 1910, in the beautiful beach town of Carmel, California, artists congregate. Anna Lewis works as a nanny to two mischievous boys, but only until she can start selling her watercolor paintings. While Anna is painting a seascape one day, a man wanders into her view, and she absentmindedly sketches him into her painting, intrigued by his pensive nature.
Charles Jordan is supposed to be celebrating his marriage – but his bride jilted him at the altar – for his own cousin. Charles is living with his feisty great-aunt to recuperate and to finish his novel. Charles’s offhand comment about Anna’s painting offends her, but as life threatens to strip away her dreams, she finds herself drawn more and more into Charles’s life. But how could she care for a man who doesn’t respect her dreams?
Watercolor Dreams by Sherry Kyle charmed me. The breezy seaside setting, the historical details, and the entertaining side characters are delightful, but the theme and the conflicted characters take this sweet romance deeper. I highly recommend this novel!
Giveaway!
Sherry is generously donating a copy of Watercolor Dreams! To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment telling us your favorite beach – or your dream beach. Giveaway open to US residents only please.
Today in World War II History—October 8, 1944
Wendell Willkie on the cover of Time Magazine, July 1939
70 Years Ago—October 8, 1944: Former GOP presidential candidate Wendell Willkie dies of heart attack, age 52. US Navy cancels Project Pigeon, Professor BF Skinner’s attempt to design pigeon-piloted missiles. Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet premieres on CBS Radio.
October 7, 2014
Today in World War II History—October 7, 1939 & 1944
75 Years Ago—Oct. 7, 1939: Heinrich Himmler made Commissioner for Consolidation of the German Race—to eliminate “inferior” people from the German Reich.
70 Years Ago—Oct. 7, 1944: US Third Army completes liberation of Luxembourg. First German V-2 rocket hits Antwerp, Belgium.
October 6, 2014
Book Beat – Murder at the Mikado by Julianna Deering
Country gentleman Drew Farthering wants to hang up his amateur detective hat to concentrate on his upcoming wedding to Madeline Parker. When his old flame, Fleur Landis, begs him to solve the mysterious death of an actor in her former troupe, Drew sees dual threats and refuses. As more members of the troupe are killed, Drew gets drawn into the case – but will Madeline stick around?
Murder at the Mikado by Julianna Deering blends all the fun of an old-fashioned Agatha Christie-type mystery with a sweet romance. Seasoned with Gilbert & Sullivan references – but still accessible to those unfamiliar with light opera – the clues are artfully arranged. The mystery is fun to solve, not obvious to me, but completely clear once realized. While you don’t have to read the first two Drew Farthering books (Rules of Murder and Murder by the Book) to enjoy Murder at the Mikado, you’ll want to in order to follow these delightful characters.
Today in World War II History—October 6, 1939 & 1944
Gen. Joseph Stilwell and Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay at an American airfield in China, 11 October 1944 (US Library of Congress)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 6, 1939: Hitler calls for peace talks with Britain and France. Japanese abandon Changsha after stiff Chinese defense. Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Paul Whiteman, and Fred Waring perform at Carnegie Hall.
70 Years Ago—Oct. 6, 1944: US Gen. Joseph Stilwell recalled from position as Chiang Kai-shek’s chief of staff, maintains command over troops in Burma.
October 5, 2014
Today in World War II History—October 5, 1939 & 1944
German “Seehund” two-man midget submarines (Source: uboat.net)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 5, 1939: USSR forces Latvia to allow Soviet troop bases. US Navy Hawaiian Detachment opens at Pearl Harbor.
70 Years Ago—Oct. 5, 1944: Canadian troops cross Belgian-Dutch border north of Antwerp. Germany begins conscription of sixteen-year-olds. Germans lose 36 mini-subs in raid off the Scheldt Estuary.
October 4, 2014
Today in World War II History—October 4, 1944
Alfred Smith (Library of Congress)
70 Years Ago—Oct. 4, 1944: British paratroopers land at Patras, Greece, and on Crete and Aegean islands. US Sixth Army secures Morotai. Alfred Smith, 1928 presidential candidate and four-term governor of New York, dies.
October 3, 2014
Today in World War II History—October 3, 1939 & 1944
USS Seawolf
75 Years Ago—Oct. 3, 1939: Germans order ruthless exploitation of occupied Poland.
70 Years Ago—Oct. 3, 1944: Germans evacuate Athens, Greece. Off Morotai, Japanese sub RO-41 sinks US destroyer escort Shelton; in counterattack, US destroyer escort Richard M. Rowell accidentally sinks sub USS Seawolf.
October 2, 2014
Today in World War II History—October 2, 1939 & 1944
Polish insurgent fighter surrendering from the sewers under Warsaw, 27 September 1944 (German Federal Archive. Photographer: August Ahrens, Bild 146-1994-054-30)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 2, 1939: Act of Panama signed by US and other western hemisphere nations, declaring Pan-American Security Zone, a 300-mile zone of neutrality off coast of Americas (at about 60˚ W).
70 Years Ago—Oct. 2, 1944: The Warsaw Uprising ends, as the Polish Home Army surrenders to the Germans; 200,000 Poles killed. Wasps (US female pilots) notified of discontinuation of WASP program in December.
