IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1606.—First authentic discovery of Australian coast. 1873.—Great fire in Chicago. 1883.—Failure of the Exchange Bank, Canada. 1394.—Battle of Yalu River. 1908. —Orville Wright’s aeroplane fell at Fort Meyer, U.S.A.; Lieutenant Selfridge killed and Wright badly injured. 1939.—Russia invaded Poland. R.A.F. scores greatest air victory of war. German losses on Sunday roach record total of 185 planes. Sporadic raids on London continue. British bombers strike nightly at invasion ports and bases. ; Germany bans foreign correspondents from bombed areas. Two air raid alarms in Berlin in one night. Great heroism of Bomb Disposal Squad in removing huge bomb deeply embedded near St. Paul’s. Italian forces in North Africa severely handled by British aircraft and armoured units. Two raids on Chungking by Japanese. Few casualties, but extensive damage.
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Evening Star, Issue 23683, 17 September 1940, Page 1
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129IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23683, 17 September 1940, Page 1
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