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February 26, 1940: Front page of The Midland Daily Telegraph, Coventry, England. |
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Note the report in column 2: "Mexican Express Wrecked" |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of the Derby Evening Telegraph, Derby, England. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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Note the headline at top left: "Red General And All His Staff Shot" |
(While this was not uncommon in Stalin's Russia, in this case the report is incorrect. General
Kirill Meretskov lived until 1968.) |
Also note the report in column 6: "Death Knell of Macon" |
(The man who suggested the use of this product, Mr. Frederick A. Macquisten, MP, died only three days after this report was published on Feb. 29, 1940. He introduced this into the House of Commons in an attempt to increase the available food supply during rationing.) |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of The Lowell Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California. |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany. |
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1. Stärkste deutsche Siegeszuversicht! |
(German have strong confidence in victory.) |
2. Der Führer in München: Wir brechen den Terror der Plutokratie. |
(The Führer in Munich: We are breaking the terror of the plutocracy.) |
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February 26, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Heimgekehrtes U-boot meldet: 16 Schiffe mit 114510 BRT versenkt! |
(Submarine reports on return: 16 ships for 114,510 tons sunk.) |
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Page published February 26, 2021 |