Today in World War II History—July 3, 1941
Saturday, July 3, 2021 by Sarah Sundin

Justice Harlan F. Stone, c. 1925-32 (Library of Congress: cph.3c37254)
80 Years Ago—July 3, 1941: Stalin declares scorched earth policy in Soviet retreat from Germans.
Harlan F. Stone becomes the 12th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, a position he will hold until his death in 1946.