Today in World War II History—Apr. 26, 1943 POSTED: Thursday, April 26, 2018 by Sarah Sundin Wendell Willkie, 3 March 1940 (Library of Congress) 75 Years Ago—Apr. 26, 1943: British take Longstop Hill in drive for Tunis, Tunisia. One World by former Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie tops the bestseller list.