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Today in World War II History—February 23, 1941

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
Pellets of plutonium, 1945 (US Department of Energy)

Pellets of plutonium, 1945 (US Department of Energy)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 23, 1941: Dr. Glenn Seaborg & Dr. Arthur Wahl chemically identify new element of plutonium at University of California, Berkeley; discovery is kept secret until after the war.

Greece agrees to allow British soldiers to help defend Greece from Italians.

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