military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (01/23/91)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Thursday, 23 January, 1941 The carrier HMS Illustrious, having completed temporary repairs at Malta, departs for Alexandria. She is capable of 24 knots, if needed. Five Norwegian merchant ships, interned in Gothenburg harbor, Sweden since April leave port, escaping the German navy and minefields to reach the British Home Fleet. British forces in Eritrea continue to advance, reaching the Biskia railhead. Bulgaria's Prime Minister bows to German pressure, agreeing to enter his nation into the Tripartite Pact. The US Civil Service Commission and National Resources Planning Board begin a cooperative effort to create a registry of the most qualified members of 150 scientific and technical professions. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "During this crisis, our organization wants to do everything possible to help America and the President." - Henry Ford