Apr 03 Waltons overture "Scapino", premieres in Chicago

Apr 20 The birth of Ryan O'Neal, American actor

Apr 08 Earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident.

Apr 05 In SF, Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses

Apr 15 First helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Ct

Apr 10 USS Niblack, while rescuing survivors of torpedoed ship, depth charged German submarine; first action of WW II between U.S. and German navies

Apr 08 Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)

Apr 06 Italian-held Addis Ababa capitulates to British &Ethiopian forces

Apr 28 Sgt. John Daniel Hinton, 20th NZ Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Kalamai, Greece

Apr 06 German army invades Yugoslovia and Greece.

Apr 27 Athens, Greece, captured by the German army

Apr 01 Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)

Apr 03 Churchill warns Stalin of German invasion

Apr 05 In San Francisco, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses

Apr 17 Office of Price Administration established (handled rationing)

Apr 19 L Oterma discovers asteroids #2804 Yrjo & #3497

Apr 11 Germany blitzes Conventry, England

Apr 28 The birth of Ann Margret, Swedish actress

Nov 22 Tom Conte (actor American Dreamer, The Norman Conquests series, The Quick and the Dead, Saving Grace)

Nov 30 101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes its last run

Nov 26 Thanksgiving Holiday delcared by FDR

Nov 25 HMS BARHAM sunk North of Sidi Barrani by 3 torpedoes from German U-331.

Nov 14 HMS ARK ROYAL foundered in tow in 30 miles east of Gibraltar by 1 torpedo on the 13th from German U-81.

Nov 22 The birth of Tom Conti, American actor

Nov 21 Juanita Spellini first woman executed in California

Nov 12 Germany's drive to take Moscow halted

Nov 13 British aircraft carrier "Ark Royal" sank in Mediterranean

Nov 22 Tom Conte (actor: American Dreamer, The Norman Conquests series, The Quick and the Dead, Saving Grace)

Nov 11 Opening of the Australian War Memorial

Nov 26 Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro

Nov 27 USSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat

Nov 26 Lebanon gains independence from France

Nov 06 On Neutrality Patrol, USS Omaha (CL-4) and USS Somers (DD-381) intercept the German blockade runner Odenwald disguised as U.S. freighter, board her after the German crew abandoned the ship, and brought the ship to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the boarding party was awarded salvage shares.

Nov 19 HMAS SYDNEY (RAN) sunk in the Indian Ocean west of Shark Bay, Western Australia by torpedoes and 5.9in gunfire of German raider 'Kormoran'.

Nov 05 The birth of Art Garfunkel, American Singer

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