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on this day Rosebowl football match played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat.
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on this day William Knudsen becomes First Civilization appointed by a general in the U.S. army.
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on this day SS official Reinhard Heydrich holds Wannsee conference to present the final solution.
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on this day Full operation of the Jewish genocide begins.
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on this day Explosion of twenty tons of gelignite in a stone quarry of Easton Pennsylvania kills 21.
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on this day Mexico changes 3 time zones to 2.
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on this day First twilight game in 24 years, the dodgers top giants 7-6 raising 60,000 dollars for navy relief fund.
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on this day Joesph Stalin calls for underground movement in occupied territories to fight enemies.
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on this day Carl Scheib becomes the youngest pitcher in AL.
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on this day Averall Harriman named US ambassador to Moscow.
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on this day German occupiers forbid flying of kites (6 month jail sentence).
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on this day Subhash Chandra Bose raises the flag of indian independence at port blair.
