World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Sunday May 26, 1940
Day 269

May 26, 1940: Front page of The People, London, England.
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May 26, 1940: Front page of the Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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May 26, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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May 26, 1940: Front page of The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee.
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May 26, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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May 26, 1940: Front page of the Butte Montana Standard, Butte, Montana.
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May 26, 1940: Front page of the Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada.
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Note the report in column 7: "Ark of Juneau Has Disappeared"
 
Also see the report in column 6: "Nazis Demoralize Foes With Sound Effects on Planes"


May 26, 1940: Front page of the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California.
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Note the report in column 3: "Trotsky Staged Raid Says Paper"
(In the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on Leon Trotsky, a communist propaganda paper called El Popular begins to spread the lies of the communists and to create a false narrative. Much like what is done in the left-wing media today.)


May 26, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C.
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May 26, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP.
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1. Belgiens Armee, Englands Expeditionskorps und Teile der 1.,7.und 9. französischen Armee endgültig eingeschlossen.
(Belgium's Army, England's Expeditionary Force and parts of the 1st, 7th and 9th French Armies completely encircled.)



   
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