IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1854.—Florence Nightingale, with British nurses, landed at Scutari. 1860.—Paderewski born. 1860.—Abraham Lincoln elected President of the United States. 1867.—First Parliament of Dominion of Canada met. 1869.—Blackfriars bridge opened. 1876.—Opening of Oamaru and Moeraki railway. 1892 —Tennyson died. 1893. —Tschaikovski, composer, died. 1907. —Death of Sir James Hector. 1908. —Main Trunk line opened. 1917. Battle of Passchendaele. 1918. —German delegates leave to hear terms from Marshal Loch. 1935.—Duke of Gloucester married Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott. Polling in American Presidential election in progress Greeks shell Koritza, an important Italian base in Albania, Italian force of 30,000 reported to be cut off by Greek troops. The Axis denies any peace move, Mr Winston Churchill makes speech on war situation in House of Commons. Two moie Italian submarines reported to have been sunk in the Straits of Gibraltar. Germans admit that Norwegians' love for* England is hard to counter. Channel invasion ports hcavilv attacked by R.A.K. Outsider wins Melbourne Cup.
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Evening Star, Issue 23726, 6 November 1940, Page 1
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159IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23726, 6 November 1940, Page 1
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