On October 1, 1946, something happened in Germany that caught worldwide attention. That day, the Nuremberg Trials, the trials of some of the most influential men of the Nazi party, officially ended. Do you know the significance of those trials? Do you know what else was being reported that day? Listen to find out!
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“11 Of Hitler's Gang to Hang on Oct. 16: Seven Given Prison Terms, Three Freed.” The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Canada), October 1, 1946. www.newspapers.com.
Aden, Tom. “Hold Local Officer in Fatal Denver Shooting.” The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), October 1, 1946. www.newspapers.com.
“Advertisement: Used Fats (Page 6).” The Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), October 1, 1946. www.newspapers.com
Associated Press. “Convicted in Hotel Slaying.” Fort Collins Coloradoan (Fort Collins, Colorado), March 25, 1947. www.newspapers.com
Associated Press. “Record Non-Stop Flight Mark Set By Navy Bomber.” Bristol News Bulletin (Bristol, Tennessee), October 1, 1946.
“Butter Is Two Cents Higher; Wholesale Egg Prices Up; Beefsteaks Getting Scarcer.” The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), October 1, 1946. www.newspapers.com
Klein, Christopher. “10 Things You May Not Know About the Nuremberg Trials.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, October 3, 2016. https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-nuremberg-trials.
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Rude, Emelyn. “Election History: When Meat Determined American Politics.” Time. Time, August 30, 2016. https://time.com/4471656/the-beefsteak-election/.
“Rudolf Hess.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed July 20, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudolf-Hess.
“Seven Fined For Having Illegal Deer.” Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), October 1, 1946. www.newspapers.com
———. “Damage Suit Under Way In Ship Tavern Slaying.” Fort Collins Coloradoan (Fort Collins, Colorado), October 18, 1949. www.newspapers.com
———. “Smith Is Declared Insane by Denver Psychiatrist Today.” The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), March 20, 1947. www.newspapers.com
