IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1809.—Birth of Abraham Lincoln. 1809.—Charles Darwin born. 1851. —Gold discovered in Australia. 1877. —Telephone invented by Graham Bell. . 1878. —First sale at Burnside yards. 1889.—Duke of Connaught laid foundation stone of Assouan Dam. 1909.—Steamer Penguin wrecked near Wellington; 75 lives lost. 1912.—Chinese'Throne abdicated; republic accepted. 1935.—American airship Macon destroyed in storm. Finns still holding Russians. All attacks repulsed. President Roosevelt denounces Soviet regime as absolute dictatorship. Nazis using aerial torpedoes in attacks on shipping. All neutrals except Italy welcome Mr Sumner Welles’s mission to Europe on behalf of President Roosevelt. Europe still in winter’s icy grip. Sea frozen between Denmark and Sweden. Two thousand and six hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the Japanese Empire. Czech, Polish, and Jewish workers in Germany reduced to status of coolies.
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Evening Star, Issue 23498, 12 February 1940, Page 2
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131IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23498, 12 February 1940, Page 2
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