World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Thursday, February 22, 1940
Day 175

February 22, 1940: Front page of the Derby Evening Telegraph, Derby, England.
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Note the report at bottom right: "Six-Years-Old Boy Rules Tibet"
(Believe it or not, he still does to this day.)


February 22, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of The Midland Daily Telegraph, Coventry, England.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Note the report in column 5: "Deutschland at Large?"
(The report was inaccurate in that it was not Deutschland or Admiral Sheer, but it could have been one of the Hilfskreuzers.)


February 22, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of The Lowell Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of the Butte Montana Standard, Butte, Montana.
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Note the photo at center: "Portrait of George Washington"
(The text; "Through parties, speeches and plays, the nation today, on the 208th anniversary of his birth, once again pays tribute to George Washington, first President of the United States." What are they saying about him in today's newspapers? You would not believe what they are teaching YOUR children about him in school.)


February 22, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee.
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February 22, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany.
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1. Ein offenherziges Bekenntnis Hore-Belishas.
(An open hearted commitment from Hore-Belisha.)


February 22, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Deutsche Aufklärer über Frankreich.
(German scouts over France.)



   
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