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Word: 145th (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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London had its 200th raid alarm. Liverpool had its 145th since Aug. 1. Serious spot damage fell upon Liverpool docks, factories, stores, office buildings. People flocked into the Mersey tunnel, risking pneumonia. The industrial Midlands came in for 24 hours of "hammer blows," but a correspondent who had just toured from Newcastle and York through the Midlands reported their production capacity virtually untouched. To raise morale and production, honor badges were issued to aircraft workers who stayed on the job throughout raids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF BRITAIN: Hammer Blows | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

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