[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” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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]

Winston S. Churchill, Their Finest Hour

[Fiji Hill]

You may notice that Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie--a Democrat until only recently--concluded his acceptance address saying, "and so, you Republicans, I call upon you to join me." If he were a real Republican, he would have said, "fellow Republicans."

The GOP laid an egg in nominating a neophyte like Willkie. They should have picked Senator Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio), a lifelong, principled Republican who has done much to revitalize the Senate Republicans, who were nearly Moribund at the start of 1939.

[C19fan]

Hitler gets really pissed off Stalin moves into Moldavia and Bassarabis threatening the Romanian oil fields.

[iowamark]

Interesting that the headline refers to McNary as M’Nary. I am guessing that the Times press room did not have the right size small “c” and that “M’NARY” seemed better than “MCNARY.”