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"Captain America" appears in a comic book
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German troops invade Bulgaria
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Himmler inspects Auschwitz concentration camp
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First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact.
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18th Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague
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NHL Chicago goalie Samuel LoPresti stops record 80 of 83 Boston shots
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Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler
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The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands, during World War II.
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50,000 British soldiers land in Greece
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British troops invade Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
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1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies)
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FDR signs Lend-Lease Bill (lend money to Britain)
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German occupiers confiscate AVRO studios in Netherlands
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Nazi occupiers of Holland forbid Jewish owned companies
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British troops defeat British Somalia
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German troops occupy El Agheila Libya
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Yugoslavian coup gets rid of pro-German Prince Paul
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Sea battle at Cape Matapan: British fleet under Cunningham defeats Italy
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German counter offensive in Northern Africa
