IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1422.—Death of Henry V. 1688.—Death of John Banyan. 1870.—Christchurch Town Hail damaged by earthquake. 1880.—General Roberts completed bis 320 miles’ march front Kabul to Kbaudahar. 1880.—Birth of Queen of Holland. 1886.—Charleston (South Carolina) practically destroyed by earthquake. 1890.—Free’labour taken from Christchurch to load vessels at Lyttelton during maritime strike. 1894.—Passing of Act to encourage formation of industrial unions. 1940. —Fifty-five German planes shot down in raids on England. 1940. —Berlin bombed by E.A.F.; many fires started. 1940. —Armed merchant cruiser Dunvegan Castle sunk by submarine in North Atlantic. 1941, Great daylight sweeps over occupied territory by R.A.F. Germans Still halted before Stalingrad. Axis shock divisions badly battered. •Soviet planes bomb Berlin and start 48 fires. Russians maintain pressure on Moscow front. Allied position in New Guinea deteriorates. American marines now occupy six islands in the Solomons. Malta strikes back at Axis—raids on Sicily staged. Chinese'make progress norlh-cast of Canton.
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Evening Star, Issue 24287, 31 August 1942, Page 1
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153IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 24287, 31 August 1942, Page 1
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