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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
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Subject: 50 Years Ago: Tuesday, 15 April, 1941
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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)


Tuesday, 15 April, 1941

The Afrika Korps forces the Halfaya Pass and drives into Egypt, quickly
capturing Sollum.

German bombs hit Belfast hard.  A 180-plane raid leaves 500 dead, and the
Dublin fire department assists in fighting the numerous fires.

The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter prototype makes a 1-hour flight,
piloted by Igor Sikorsky.

President Roosevelt appoints Harry Hopkins to oversee British purchases 
under the Lend-Lease program.

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"Fortunately, we kept from the last war all the basic weapons necessary to
equip an army of [1.4 million soldiers], and in some cases, such as with
heavy howitzers and the modernized 75s, we have enough equipment for an army
twice the size." - Col. Henry Stimson, U.S. Secretary of War