May 3rd Chicago Tribune front page headlines:
HITLER SUICIDE-- REDS
Berlin Falls to Russians; 70,000 Captured
French Hedge on Giving U.S. Pacific Bases
Truman Asks 7 Billion Cut In war Budget
Goebbels Also Dies, Chief Aid Says; Nazi Capital Won in 12 Day Battle
May 8 Chicago Tribune headlines.
V-E DAY -- TODAY!
Chicago Turns to next Step: lick the Japs
Big 3 Proclaim Victory at 8 A.M.; Unconditional Surrender Signed
Truman to Address Nation by Radio This Morning
AP Tells How It gave The World Historic Story
Britain to celebrate With Two Day Holiday
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Monday, May 18, 2015
V-E Day in Chicago-- Part 6: Newspaper Headlines
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