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Today in World War II History—October 11, 1939 & 1944

Friday, October 11, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Troops of US 26th Infantry Division in the streets of Aachen, Germany, 15 October 1944 (US Army photo)

Troops of US 26th Infantry Division in the streets of Aachen, Germany, 15 October 1944 (US Army photo)

85 Years Ago—Oct. 11, 1939: Albert Einstein delivers a letter to President Roosevelt warning of the possibility of Germany developing an atomic bomb.

NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund is organized to fight discrimination.

Warner Brothers theatrical release "insert" poster for the 1944 film To Have and Have Not, and Twentieth Century-Fox Theatrical release poster for the 1944 film Laura (both public domain via Wikipedia)

Warner Brothers theatrical release “insert” poster for the 1944 film To Have and Have Not, and Twentieth Century-Fox Theatrical release poster for the 1944 film Laura (both public domain via Wikipedia)

80 Years Ago—Oct. 11, 1944: US First Army begins battle for Aachen, Germany.

Movie premiere of To Have and Have Not, starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, and Lauren Bacall in her debut.

Movie premiere of film noir Laura, starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews.

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