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August 4, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Aug. 4, 1940: Italians invade British Somaliland from Italian Ethiopia.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 4, 1945: Near Pegu Yoma, British destroy remnants of Japanese Twenty-Eighth Army resisting in Burma.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 4, 1945: Near Pegu Yoma, British destroy remnants of Japanese Twenty-Eighth Army resisting in Burma.
August 3, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Aug. 3, 1940: New song in the Top Ten: "When the Swallows Return to Capistrano."
65 Years Ago—Aug. 3, 1945: Czechoslovakia expels native Germans and Hungarians from country.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 3, 1945: Czechoslovakia expels native Germans and Hungarians from country.
August 2, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Aug. 2, 1940: British Navy bombards Italian naval base on Sardinia.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 2, 1945: US B-29s drop 6000 tons of bombs on Nagasaki and Toyama, Japan.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 2, 1945: US B-29s drop 6000 tons of bombs on Nagasaki and Toyama, Japan.
August 1, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Aug. 1, 1940: Duke of Windsor (former King Edward VIII) sails from Portugal to Bahamas, foiling German kidnapping attempt.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 1, 1945: Penicillin is made available by prescription to civilians as tablets, ointment, and eyedrops.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 1, 1945: Penicillin is made available by prescription to civilians as tablets, ointment, and eyedrops.
July 31, 2010
Today in World War II History
65 Years Ago—July 31, 1945: Former head of Vichy government, Pierre Laval, handed over to French by Spanish. He will be tried and executed for collaborating with the Nazis.
July 30, 2010
Today in World War II History
65 Years Ago—July 30, 1945: Japanese make final stand in New Guinea, at Numbogua.
July 29, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—July 29, 1940: Movie premiere of Pride and Prejudice, starring Lawrence Olivier and Greer Garson.
65 Years Ago—July 29, 1945: After having delivered the atomic bomb to Tinian, Cruiser USS Indianapolis is sunk by a Japanese sub off Leyte, and is not missed for days. Only 316 of 1196 men survive the shark-infested waters.
65 Years Ago—July 29, 1945: After having delivered the atomic bomb to Tinian, Cruiser USS Indianapolis is sunk by a Japanese sub off Leyte, and is not missed for days. Only 316 of 1196 men survive the shark-infested waters.
July 28, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—July 28, 1940: Act of Havana is signed by the US and twenty Latin American countries, agreeing to help any country threatened by the Axis in the Americas.
65 Years Ago—July 28, 1945: Japanese "choose to ignore" Potsdam Declaration. Destroyer USS Callaghan sunk, the last Allied ship to be sunk by kamikaze. US Senate ratifies UN Charter. B-25 crashes into Empire State Building at 79th floor in fog; 19 killed.
65 Years Ago—July 28, 1945: Japanese "choose to ignore" Potsdam Declaration. Destroyer USS Callaghan sunk, the last Allied ship to be sunk by kamikaze. US Senate ratifies UN Charter. B-25 crashes into Empire State Building at 79th floor in fog; 19 killed.
July 27, 2010
Today in World War II History
65 Years Ago—July 27, 1945: Chinese retake Kweilin from Japanese in southeast China.
July 26, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—July 26, 1940: League of Nations is disbanded. US embargoes strategic materials (aviation fuel, iron, steel) bound for Japan.
65 Years Ago—July 26, 1945: Potsdam Declaration gives Japan ultimatum requiring unconditional surrender. USS Indianapolis delivers atom bomb to Tinian. British parliamentary elections won by Labour Party; Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns, replaced by Clement Attlee of Labour Party.
65 Years Ago—July 26, 1945: Potsdam Declaration gives Japan ultimatum requiring unconditional surrender. USS Indianapolis delivers atom bomb to Tinian. British parliamentary elections won by Labour Party; Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns, replaced by Clement Attlee of Labour Party.
