Today in World War II History—October 22, 1940 & 1945
This Is the Army movie premiere at Warner’s Earle Theater in Washington, D.C., on August 12, 1943. (US National Archives: 111-SC-178981)
85 Years Ago—Oct. 22, 1940: Joseph Kennedy Sr., the isolationist US ambassador to Britain, resigns under pressure from President Roosevelt.
Germans deport 7,700 Jews from western Germany to France, where the French will intern them in camps in southern France.
80 Years Ago—Oct. 22, 1945: In a press conference at Fort Snelling, MN, the Military Intelligence Service Language School and the activities of its linguists are revealed to the public for the first time.
In Hawaii, Irving Berlin’s This Is the Army is performed for the last time; Berlin donated all proceeds to the Army Emergency Relief Fund.
“Brenda Starr, Reporter,” the first comic written by a woman, moves from Sunday-only to a daily strip.
