The undeclared naval war against Germany continues: Lieutenant Erich Topp, commanding U-552 of the Navy of fascist Germany, sinks the SS Pink Star, commanded by John S. MacKenzie.

       [restored 7/29/2022]

Subsequent Events:

10/31/1941                    11/24/1944

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 353.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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