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1940: The Dunkirk evacuation ends
1941: Over 4 million Axis soldiers invade the USSR
1942: Czech paratroopers attempt to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, a main architect of the Holocaust. He dies 8 days later
1943: BOAC Flight 777-A, a civilian airline flight is attacked by 8 German Junkers. On board is the film actor Leslie Howard
1944: 155,000 Allied troops arrive on the beaches of Normandy. D-Day landings are the largest amphibious operation in history
1945: Aris Velouchiotis, leader of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS), the major resistance in Nazi occupied Greece dies
1946: A referendum held in Italy declares the country a republic
1947: U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the Marshall Plan for American reconstruction & relief aid to Europe
1948: Columbia Records launches long playing 33 1/3 rpm record format
1949: George Orwell's 1984 published. Introducing doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak & Big Brother
1950: North Korean troops cross 38th parallel into South Korea & capture Seoul, starting Korean War
1951: The first UNIVAC (UNIVersal Automatic Computer I) is dedicated at the U.S. Census Bureau
1952: U.S. Army Special Forces, known as the 'Green Berets' is created
1953: Julius & Ethel Rosenberg are executed for passing information about atomic bomb to Soviets
1954: Joseph Welch asks Senator Joseph McCarthy: 'Have you, at long last, no decency?'
1955: The 'Johnny Carson Show' debuts on CBS-TV. It is short lived, but Carson would later host 'The Tonight Show' for 30 years
1956: The Flag of the United States Army is officially adopted by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
1957: Composer & big band leader Jimmy Dorsey, known as "JD", dies aged 53
1958: Due to a crisis in the Fourth Republic, Charles de Gaulle is called out of retirement to lead France
1959: USS George Washington, the first submarine to carry ballistic missiles, is launched
1960: Civil unrest leads to resignation of Japanese prime minister, Nobusuke Kishi
1961: Ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects from Soviet Union while in Paris with the Kirov Ballet
1962: Frank Morris, John Anglin & Clarence Anglin escape from Alcatraz. They are never heard from again
1963: Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in space piloting Vostok 6
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Nelson Lee Library s1 418 - Champions of the Oppressed | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: Champions of the Oppressed - a St. Frank's story by Nipper The League of the Iron Hand [Part 9 of 10] by Maxwell Scott The Case of the Semi-Detached House [Gordon Fox] by W. Murray Graydon |
The Magnet 800 - The Haunted Camp! | |||||||||||||||||
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Boys' Magazine 69 | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 419 - The Remove on Tour | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: The Remove on Tour - a St. Frank's story by Nipper The League of the Iron Hand [Part 10 of 10] by Maxwell Scott |
The Magnet 801 - The Greyfriars Day-Boarder! | |||||||||||||||||
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Boys' Magazine 67 | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 420 - The Travelling School | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: The Travelling School - a St. Frank's story by Nipper The Silver Dwarf [Part 1 of 11] by Maxwell Scott |
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The Magnet 802 - Bunter's Barring-Out! | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 421 - The Touring School in Wales | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: The Touring School in Wales - a St. Frank's story by Nipper The Silver Dwarf [Part 2 of 11] by Maxwell Scott The Case of the £1,000 Film by W. Murray Graydon |
The Magnet 803 - A Puzzle for the Remove! | |||||||||||||||||
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Sexton Blake Library S1 335 - The Loot of the Nana Sahib | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 470 - Trapped on the Trapeze | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: Trapped on the Trapeze - A St. Frank’s story by Edwy Searles Brooks St. Frank’s Magazine - School Magazine |
The Gem v2 852 - Under Trimble’s Thumb | |||||||||||||||||
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The Magnet 852 - Peter the Plotter! | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 471 - The Schoolboy Headmaster | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: The Schoolboy Headmaster - A St. Frank’s story by Edwy Searles Brooks St. Frank’s Magazine - School Magazine |
The Magnet 853 - Standing by Their Pals! | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 472 - One of the Boys | |||||||||||||||||
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The Magnet 854 - The Man Who Came Back! | |||||||||||||||||
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The Rocket 71 - Zip Cracks A Hard Nut! | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | The merry messenger at his funniest and best, a rollicking mixture of laughs and thrills. When your old pal, Zip Kane, was dispatched to Africa to bring over a huge chimpanzee, you can bet he had some fun - and thrills too! |
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Nelson Lee Library s1 473 - The Mystery of the Head’s Wife | |||||||||||||||||
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The Magnet 855 - Treasure Trove! | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: Page 2: Buccaneers of the Main! [Pirates] by Anon. Page 3: Treasure Trove! - A Greyfriars story by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton) Page 13: The Greyfriars Herald #181 - School Magazine Page 22: The Quest of the Purple Sandals [Part 10 of 10] - a Ferrers ... |
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Nelson Lee Library s1 522 - "Wembling" at Wembley | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: "Wembling" at Wembley - A St. Frank’s story by Edwy Searles Brooks In the Days of the Armada [Part 4 of 14] by W. Murray Graydon the author of "With Cavalier and Roundhead". Originally published as "The Fighting Lads ... |
The Magnet 904 - The Rival Tuckshops! | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 523 - The Scouts of St. Frank’s | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: The Scouts of St. Frank’s - A St. Frank’s story by Edwy Searles Brooks In the Days of the Armada [Part 5 of 14] by W. Murray Graydon the author of "With Cavalier and Roundhead". Originally published as "The Fighting Lads ... |
The Magnet 905 - Alonzo, the Slogger! | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: Page 3: Alonzo, the Slogger! - A Greyfriars story by Frank Richards (S. Rossiter Shepherd) Page 21: The Sporting Detective [Part 4 of 8] - a Ferrers Locke serial by Hedley Scott Page 27: To and from Your Editor! by Anon. (C. M. Down) |
Union Jack 1131 - The Pauper of Pengarth Castle | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 524 - The "Tiger" Patrol | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: The "Tiger" Patrol - A St. Frank’s story by Edwy Searles Brooks In the Days of the Armada [Part 6 of 14] by W. Murray Graydon the author of "With Cavalier and Roundhead". Originally published as "The Fighting Lads ... |
The Magnet 906 - Ragged Dick! | |||||||||||||||||
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Union Jack 1132 - The Curse of Pengarth Castle | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Lee Library s1 525 - The Spectre of the Sea | |||||||||||||||||
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The Magnet 907 - Ragged Dick at Greyfriars! | |||||||||||||||||
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Amazing Stories v1 3 - A Trip to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne p2 | |||||||||||||||||
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The Magnet 956 - The Persecution of Billy Bunter! | |||||||||||||||||
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The Magnet 957 - Bunter's Barring-In! | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: Page 2: To and from Your Editor! by Anon. (C. M. Down) Page 3: Bunter's Barring-In! - A Greyfriars story by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton) Page 13: Cricket Supplement Vol.2, # 7 (New Series) by Harry Wharton Page 22: The Phantom of the Dogger ... |
The Magnet 958 - The Slacker's Awakening! | |||||||||||||||||
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Description: | Contents: Page 2: To and from Your Editor! by Anon. (C. M. Down) Page 3: The Slacker's Awakening! - A Greyfriars story by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton) Page 7: Magnet Portrait Gallery #36 - Fisher Tarleton Fish by Anon. Illustration by C. H. Chapman? Page ... |