US cartoon honoring Felix Eboue, colonial governor of Chad during WWII and France’s first black colonial governor (Artist: Charles Alston; US National Archives: 3569253)
80 Years Ago—Jan. 4, 1941: Free French lead Tuareg and Tibesti tribesmen from Chad to destroy Italian air base at Murzuk, Libya, having crossed 468 km of desert.
German-born singer-actress Marlene Dietrich becomes a US citizen.
Bugs Bunny receives his name in “Elmer’s Pet Rabbit.”
