
Publicity photo of Leslie Howard for Gone with the Wind, 1939 (public domain via Wikipedia)
75 Years Ago—June 1, 1943: British actor Leslie Howard (Gone With the Wind) is killed when a German Ju 88 shoots down his DC-3 airliner flying from Portugal to England.
Col. Florence Blanchfield becomes superintendent of the US Army Nurse Corps.
Frank Sinatra signs with Columbia Records as a solo artist.

Col. Florence Blanchfield, US Army Nurse Corps (US War Department photo)
Sarah I really enjoy these tidbits of history every day. Thank you so much for doing this.
Thank you, Lori! I’m glad you enjoy them!