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December 31, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1940
* London Blitz - World War II
* Worst air raid in London's history
* German warplanes (Luftwaffe)
This 32 page newspaper has a five column headline: "LONDON'S HISTORIC SITES IN RUINS" with subheads that include: "Havoc In The City" "Ancient Guoldhall and Historic Churches Are Wrecked" and more. More on the inside pages.
This issue contains other news of the day throughout. This rag edition is in great condition.
wikipedia notes: The night of 29 December/30 December 1940 was one of the most destructive air raids of the London Blitz, destroying many Livery Halls and gutting the medieval Great Hall of the City's Guildhall. This night was quickly dubbed The Second Great Fire of London and destroyed an area arguably greater than that of the Great Fire of London of 1666.[citation needed] Some 1500 fires were started, including three major conflagrations. Whereas in 1666 the devastation was overwhelmingly within the City proper, in 1940, it extended far beyond. The largest continuous area of Blitz destruction anywhere in Britain occurred that night, stretching down from Islington to the very edge of St Paul's Churchyard. St Paul's Cathedral itself was only saved by the dedication of its volunteer firewatchers and by the London firemen who fought to keep the flames from spreading to its roof, and that the Luftwaffe pilots used the Cathedral as a navigation marker on their bombing runs.
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