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Today in 1942: Glenn Miller receives 1st ever gold record for selling a million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo."
 
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More on SS Normandie from @
 
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Feb 9, 1942 - French luxury liner, Normandie destroyed by catastrophic fire. The vessel was seized by the US in 1941.
 
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On Feb 9, 1942 - Congress institutes a standard time or "war time" (later known as Daylight Savings Time).
 
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Feb 8, 1942, Charlie Chan comic references United China Relief efforts on the Home Front (and a shower scene!)
 
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Home Front - "Huge fire at Camp Edwards destroys 125 vehicles" Quite a blow considering wartime shortages!
 
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Feb 7, 1942 - After a month, German subs end first big "hunt" along the east coast of the US.
 
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On February 7, 1942, the Pittsburgh Courier debuted the “Double V” campaign, advocating victory at home and abroad.
 
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Feb 6, 1942 - White House announces that Washington will be the military staff headquarters for the UN. @
 
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70 years ago today, on Feb 5, 1942, the US declared war on Thailand. (Thailand declared war on the US on Jan 25, 1942.)
 
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Feb 4, 1942 - New Castle, PA assault and battery arrest sheds light on the role of police on the Home Front
 
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Feb 4, 1942 - The 70th anniversary of the Battle of Makassar Strait
 
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Librarians for Victory! Series of docs from the Libraries Assoc. on cancelling their annual conference. @
 
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Feb 3, 1942 - The tug of war in the Philippines continues as US & Filipino forces retake the Pilar bridgehead on the Bataan peninsula.
 
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After 9 wks at the top of the charts, Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo Choo falls to Glenn Miller's String of Pearls.
 
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Groundhog Day 1942 - Partial Shadow at 7:40 AM; "War clouds have blacked out parts of the shadow." ("The Spirit," Feb. 2, 1942).
 
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On Feb 1, 1942, Vidkun Quisling was appointed Minister President of Nazi-controlled Norway.
 
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Feb 1, 1942 - US Naval forces stage successful surprise attack on Marshall & Gilbert Islands, see a newsreel here -
 
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In February 1942, Higgins Industries in New Orleans, LA unveiled a slogan that "would help win the war!"
 
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A great summary of the action in the Philippines, January 1942 @