Today in World War II History—October 4, 1944

Alfred Smith (Library of Congress: hec.21487)

80 Years Ago—Oct, 4, 1944: British paratroopers land at Patras, Greece, and on Crete and Aegean islands.

US Sixth Army secures Morotai in the Netherlands East Indies.

Alfred Smith, 1928 presidential candidate and four-term governor of New York, dies in New York City, age 70.

Publication of Gwethalyn Graham’s Earth and High Heaven, which will be the first Canadian novel to hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

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