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The Nazi flag with its swastika symbol, right, flies beside the flag of Greece on the Acropolis in Athens on May 27, 1941 during World War II. The co...

Italian dictator Benito Mussolini walks on an inspection tour of the Albanian Front before the fall of Greece on May 21, 1941 during World War II. Ot...

Allied soldiers pose with the wreckage of the Messerschmitt twin-engine fighter plane from which Nazi leader Rudolf Hess parachuted onto Scottish soil...

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspects damage to the House of Commons after Germany's May 10, 1941 air raid on London, England. The German...

Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles, Ca., smiles and clasps his hands in sign of victory after his re-election for a four-year term in Los Angeles, C...

American playwright William Saroyan, 33, poses on May 2, 1941 at an unknown location. Saroyan was awarded the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his pl...

German soldiers are photographed on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece on April 29, 1941 during World War II. (AP Photo)

This aerial view shows a long train of the Italian Army carrying supplies as they move slowly along a mountain road in Albania on April 11, 1941 durin...

German tanks roll along a street in Tripoli en route to the battle line in Libya, North Africa, on March 27, 1941 during World War II. (AP Photo)

Nearly 125,000 pounds of explosives go off in a blast to slice of a half million tons of limestone rock near Jefferson City, Tenn., March 22, 1941. T...

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor greet Walter Hagen, left, during a benefit Red Cross Golf match at Nassau, Bahamas, March 15, 1941. Hagen teamed with...

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the H.R. 1776 and the Lend-Lease Act at the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 11, 1941. On the desk...

James Cagney carries Bette Davis across a pool of water on Warner Bros. studio lot in Los Angeles, Ca., Feb. 25, 1941. (AP Photo)

Italian troops trudge through the snow as they move up to the fighting line to face Greek soldiers in Albania on Feb. 15, 1941 during World War II. (...

Columns of Italian soldiers, captured by the Greek Army on the Albanian fighting front, march through a street in Athens, Greece on Feb. 8, 1941 durin...

This is general view of Tripoli, capital city of Libya on the Mediterranean Sea, is shown on Feb. 7, 1941 during World War II. (AP Photo)

Retired racehorse Seabiscuit is led by owner Charles Howard in front of a lifesize bronze statue of the Thoroughbred by sculptor Hulette

Sam Snead signs autographs after winning the $3,000 pro-amateur golf tournament staged by Bing Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe, Ca., Jan. 27, 1941. Snead c...

Italian prisoners of war line up at an open kitchen for their food as a soldier holds up a piece of bread and smiles after receiving his portion at th...

Italian prisoners guarded by Greek soldiers line up for food with tin dish ready at their barracks in Athens, Greece on Jan. 7, 1941 during World War...

Greek troops pose with wrecked Italian military planes found at the airport as they enter Koritza, a big Italian military base, in Albania on Jan. 3,...

This general view shows the town buildings of Benghazi, Libya, in 1941 during World War II. In background at right are the Cathedral domes. (AP PHot...

A squadron of Bren gun carriers, manned by the Australian Light Cavalry, rolls through the Egyptian desert in Jan. 1941 during World War II. The troo...

A four-motored land bomber Liberator is shown in 1941. The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant in San Diego, Ca., is mass producing the Liberator...

The Maytag laundry washing machine, introduced 43 years ago, is shown in the home of an American family in Evansville, Ind., in 1941. (AP Photo)

Field Marshal Gen. Erwin Rommel, commander of the German Afrika Korps, drinks out of a cup with an unidentified German officer as they are seated in a...

This is a 1941 photo showing submarine pitcher Elden Auker. (AP Photo)

This view shows men and women at a market place in Misurata, Libya in 1941 during World War II. (AP Photo)

Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire are shown in character as they dance in the 1942 musical comedy

A British armored car, one of a type taking part in the campaign to drive the Axis out of Libya, is seen on patrol near the front in 1941 during World...

Actress Katharine Hepburn is shown in 1941. (AP Photo)

Actor-dancer Fred Astaire and his wife, Phyllis, are shown at Santa Anita race track on opening day in Arcadia, Ca., on Dec. 28, 1940. (AP Photo)

A detachment of newly arrived British troops leave their camp for a march as they train to get used to their new surroundings and maneuvering in the E...

U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaks from the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 29, 1950. He called on the Chinese communists to h...

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt smiles as he drives in his open car in Hyde Park, N.Y. the day after his re-election to a third term in office on...

Standing on the porch of his home with members of his family, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, center left, acknowledges the cheers of the crowd...

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at a reception at Hotel Roosevelt in New York City, Nov. 2, 1940, a few days before the U.S. presidential election...

Coventry Cathedral, one of the finest examples of 14th Century Ecclesiastic architecture, lays in ruins after a German air raid on Nov. 14 during Worl...

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill leaves Wesminster Abbey in London, England in Nov. 1940. (AP Photo)

Residents of Coventry walk through the streets amidst damage and destruction caused by a major bomb raid by the Germans on Nov. 14 in Coventry, Englan...

An air raid warden brings a drink of water for a young girl who has awakened during the night in an air raid shelter at the Aldwych tube station in Lo...

Londoners camp out for the night at the tube along the platform and train tracks during heavy bombing by the Germans in London, England, on Oct. 21, 1...

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League rush to pitcher Paul Derringer after winning the World Series championship against the Detroit Tigers in Ga...

Hank Greenberg (5) of the Detroit Tigers is congratulated by teammate Rudy York as he scores at home plate after his home run at Briggs Stadium in Det...

This is a general view of Tripoli, capital city of Libya on the Mediterranean Sea, North Africa, on Oct. 3, 1940 during World War II. (AP Photo)

People march along Victoria St. in Bucharest after Michael, Mihai, became king of Romania on Sept 18, 1940 during World War II. King Michael succeede...

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Sam Rayburn, D-Texas, lifts the House gavel as he takes over the duties of Speaker in Washington, D.C. on Sept....

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Patricia Donnelly, Miss America 1939 from Detroit, Mi., crowns Miss America 1940, 19-year-old Frances Marie Burke of Philadelphia, Pa., at the annual...

Camels carrying supplies of the Italian Army travel accompanied by Somalis on the plains before Adadlei in British Somaliland on Sept. 5, 1940 during...