June 03 Today in 1940s History: 1940 - Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk 1941 - Attack on telephone exchange in Schiphol 1941 - German occupiers stamp "J" on Jewish passports 1943 - United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration forms 1943 - A mob of 60 from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory beat up everyone perceived to be Hispanic, starting the week-long Zoot Suit Riots. 1944 - 76th Belmont: G L Smith aboard Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2 1944 - Generals Giraud & de Gaulle reach agreement on constitution 1944 - Nazis pull out of Rome 1946 - 1st bikini bathing suit displayed (Paris) 1946 - Intl Milt Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals 1946 - US Supreme court rules race separation on buses, unconstitutional 1947 - British viceroy of India lord Mountbatten visits Pakistan 1948 - "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St James Theater NYC for 12 performances 1948 - 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory 1948 - Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore 1949 - 1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown) 1949 - Dragnet is 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles) 1949 - GN Clark becomes 1st female US treasurer
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