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.