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April 21, 1942: Front page of the News and Chronicle, London, England. |
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Note the report in column 4: "First A.T.S. Gun Crew Girl Killed In Action" |
Also note the report in column 3: "Jap Submarine Torpedoed" |
(The report claims a Japanese submarine was damaged by torpedoes fired by Lt. Cdr. Elton W. Grenfell. The truth was that Lt. Cdr. Grenfell, commanding officer of USS Gudgeon SS-211, sank the I-73 on Jan. 27, 1942. This was the first Japanese submarine sunk only by a U.S. vessel. Others had been sunk by aircraft. Gudgeon would also be sunk. The boat, under a new commander, sailed from Johnston Island on Apr. 7, 1944 and was never seen again. It is now believed that the boat was sunk on Apr. 18th by a Japanese air attack, but this has not been confirmed.) |
Also note the report at top right: "Thirty Hostages Executed" |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, Leeds, England. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales. |
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Note the report in column 7: "U.S. Secret Dive-Bomber in Tokyo Raid" |
(A false report based on what someone in London "thought." None of Doolittle's planes were brought down over Japan, two of the crews were captured in China by the Japanese, three were later executed.) |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland. |
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Note the report in column 2: "Tried To Stop The Great Dictator" |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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Note the report in columns 2-3: "O'Hare Given Promotion, Medal In Ceremony at White House" |
(Lt. Edward Henry O'Hare, USN, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft when they attacked USS Lexington CV-2. O'Hare was killed on Nov. 26, 1943 when his aircraft was shot down. USS O'Hare DD-889 and Chicago's O'Hare airport were named in his honor.) |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona. |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California. |
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Note the report in column 6: "Princess Elizabeth 16 Years Old Today" |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of the Teltower Kreisblatt, Kreis Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany. |
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1. Der Führer gehört dem ganzen Kontinent. |
(The Führer belongs to the whole continent.) |
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April 21, 1942: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Im Eismeer, im Atlantik und im MIttelmeer - Schneidige Waffentaten unserer U-Boots gegen feindliche Kraftwerke und Öllager. |
(In the polar sea, in the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean - dashing feats of arms by our submarines against enemy power plants and oil depots.) |
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Page published April 21, 2023 |
