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October 16, 1940: Front page of the Nottingham Evening Post, Nottingham, England. |
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Note the report in column 4: "New Drug Saves Child's Life" |
(The drug, Sulfathiazole, is not in wide use today, the report states it was used in a girl with an enlarged heart.) |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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Note the headline: "Britain Smashes Big Hole In Italy's Sea Power - Three of Duce's Crack Destroyers Sunk in Mediterranean Battle" |
(In the battle, two Italian torpedo boats, Ariel and Airone were sunk outright and the destroyer, Artigliere, was taken in tow by another Italian warship, but was put adrift when other British warships approached. Artigliere surrendered to HMS York, but scuttled before the British could take control of the ship.) |
Also note the report in column 5: "Typhoid In Germany" |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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Note the report in column 1: "Say Cruiser Was Sunk" |
(In the Italian version of the battle reported in the above newspapers, HMS Ajax was sunk. Of course, this was just another example of bad Italian propaganda.) |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The News, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, West Virginia. |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Bombardierung stärker als je zuvor. |
(Bombardment stronger than ever.) |
2. London spricht selbst von der furchtbarsten Nacht. |
(London speaks of the worst nights.) |
3. Todesstoß für Churchills Illusionen. |
(Death blow to Churchill's illusions.) |
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October 16, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Die Vertreter des deutschen Landvolkes beim Führer. |
(Representatives of rural German's meet with the Führer.) |
2. Feierlicher Abschied von Admiral von Trotha. |
(Solemn farewell to Admiral von Trotha.) |
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Page published October 16, 2021 |