World War II History
1942 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington, DC, to discuss the invasion of North Africa with U.S. President Roosevelt.
1944 - The U.S. won the battle of the Philippine Sea against the Imperial Japanese fleet.
1998 - Switzerland's three largest banks offered $600 million to settle claims they'd stolen the assets of Holocaust victims during World War II. Jewish leaders called the offer insultingly low.
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| "I'll come back as soon as I can with as much as I can. In the meantime, you've got to hold." General MacArthur - Speaking to General Wainwright - March 1942 |