[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime”.)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The International Situation – 1
Dutch Ask Inquiry – 2-4
British See Holland Menaced by Invasion – 4
Americans Urges to Leave Holland – 4
5-Day Celebration Begun by Brazilians – 5
Incidents in European Conflict – 5
Helsinki Anxious – 6
Pope Voices Hope For World Unity – 7

[Fiji Hill]

Meanwhile, on the college football front, the USC Trojans will be celebrating Armistice Day at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where they will be hosting the Stanford Indians. Coach Howard Jones’ resurgent Thundering Herd, who are riding an eight-game unbeaten streak, will likely roll over Coach Claude Thornhill’s hapless boys from Palo Alto, who have yet to win a game this year.

[CougarGA7]

I have a couple of recordings from the Queen today.

BBC - Queen Elizabeth Address to the Nation

BBC - Queen Elizabeth (cont) Fortitude of Women

[iowamark]

Interesting to note how favorable the Arthur Hays Sulzberger run NY Times was to Pope Pius, regarding him as a strong opponent of Nazism. Contrast that with the more recent attitudes of his grandson Pinch Sulzberger who would call Pius “Hitler’s pope.”