Today in World War II History—October 9, 1939 & 1944
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—October 9, 1939: German battleship Deutschland captures neutral US freighter City of Flint, creating an international incident.
75 Years Ago—Oct. 9, 1944: Fourth Moscow Conference opens between Churchill and Stalin.
World Series concludes, with the St. Louis Cardinals defeating the St. Louis Browns; one-armed player Pete Gray plays for the Browns.