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1940: Nazi Peace Bid Underway

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Kari Lucin

A newspaper reported the Nazis were trying for peace in 1940.

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1939: Source of Anxiety Is Not Abroad but at Home

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Kari Lucin

The source of anxiety was not abroad but at home in 1939, according to this Daily Globe article.

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1939: Nazis Can’t Stop Culture

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Kari Lucin

The Nazis couldn’t stop culture, argued this 1939 editorial. Note Hitler’s displeasure with the German Nobel Peace Prize winner, which was echoed this year by China’s reaction to one of its dissidents winning the prize. Some things never change.

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1939: Let’s Not Lose Our Heads Over Europe

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Kari Lucin

A 1939 editorial advised everyone to hold onto our hats over the European War.

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1939: Digging More Graves and Another Monument

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Kari Lucin

We did need another war monument.

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1939: Homeowners Decorate City; Hitler Looms in Europe

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Kari Lucin

In 1939, homeowners decorated Worthington while Germany was blaming attempts on Hitler’s life on Great Britain.

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1939: Now-Cryptic Editorial Cartoon

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Kari Lucin

This 1939 editorial cartoon could be interpreted in a number of ways. In Europe, War is apparently brandishing a whip with a list (?). In the U.S., Humanity is beckoning people to sign up (?) for a Red Cross Drive. … Continue reading →

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1939: The Looming Crises

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Kari Lucin

Get ready for crises ahead, warned the Daily Globe in a 1939 editorial.

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1939: The Front Page

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Kari Lucin

I learned when I stayed in Russia for two months as a student that Finland and Russia, historically speaking, were not chummy, and that there was a long-time rivalry between the two. Europe was heating up in 1939, and Finland … Continue reading →

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1939: British Ship Torpedoed in U.S. Waters

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Kari Lucin

In 1939, Germany torpedoed a ship in U.S. waters, pretty much right after they captured an American ship. But it was two more years before the U.S. entered the war.

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