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March 17, 1940: Front page of The People, London, England. |
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Note the report in column 3: "2 U-Boats Sunk: Mines Stop Dutch Sailings" |
(It was true that the Dutch had cancelled sailings due to the mines, but the loss of the two U-boats, as described, was a false report.) |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of the Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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Note the headline: "Nazism Grips Rumania" |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of the Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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Note the report in column 1: "130 Entombed in Mine; Crews Battle Fumes" |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of the Butte Montana Standard, Butte, Montana. |
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Note the headline: "Wire Tapping Inquiry Slated By Congress" |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of The Hammond Times, Hammond, Indiana. |
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Note the report in column 2: "No Gestapo For U.S. Says Hoover" |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana. |
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Note the headline: "Political Espionage Plot Is Alleged" |
(Does this sound like something that happened in 2016?) |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of the San Antonio Sunday Light, San Antonio, Texas. |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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March 17, 1940: Front page of The Ogden Standard Examiner, Ogden City, Utah. |
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Page published March 17, 2021 |