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• On September 12, 1943, during World War II, German paratroopers took Benito Mussolini from the hotel where he was being held by the Italian government. • • On this date: • In 1846, Elizabeth Barrett secretly married Robert Browning at St. Marylebone Church in London. • In 1888, entertainer Maurice Chevalier was born in Paris. • In 1913, Olympic legend Jesse Owens was born in Oakville, Ala. • In 1938, Adolf Hit (Continued on page 33)
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