Et Tu, Brute?: The Assassination of Benito Mussolini

From the morning edition of the April 25th, 1937 Washington Post:

             EXTRA--H.M.S. HOOD TORPEDOED

             British Embassy In U.S. Confirms Royal Navy Battleship Sunk By Nazi U-Boat
             Off Scottish Coast

From Grey Wolves:

          The spring of 1937 saw the first operational “milk cow” tankers introduced
          into active service with the Kriegsmarine’s U-boat fleet. These tankers made
          it easier for the rest of the U-boat arm to more aggressively prosecute its
          offensive against Britain and also to confront American naval vessels in their
          own waters. Had they been used properly, they could have turned the tide of
          the war sharply in Germany’s favor; however, Hitler’s judgment where these
          tankers were concerned was no better than his grasp of the strategic situation
          on land...

From the evening edition of the April 29th, 1937 Chicago Sun-Times:

            EXTRA--Navy Reports Two U-boats Sunk Off Chesapeake Bay

            Second U-Boat Said To Have Exploded When Hit By Torpedoes

From the morning edition of the May 1st, 1937 St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

            COMMUNIST PARTY TO HOLD RALLY TODAY IN SUPPORT OF SOVIET ARMY

            Party Chief Browder Calls U.S.S.R. “Staunchest Defender Of Freedom On Earth”

From the May 2nd, 1937 Daily Mail:

           SPANISH FALANGIST FLAGSHIP SUNK BY LOYALIST AIR ATTACK

           Madrid Government Expresses Confidence Civil War Will End In Its Favor

From the afternoon edition of the May 4th, 1937 Washington Post:

          JAPANESE PLANES STRAFE U.S. GUNBOAT OFF CHINA COAST

          Incident May Lead To War In The Pacific

From an NBC Radio news broadcast dated May 5th, 1937:

         Relations between the United States and the Japanese Empire continue to
         deteriorate in the wake of yesterday’s unspeakable and unprovoked air attack
         on the USS Panay! In a clear show of hostility towards Washington, Japan’s
         foreign ministry has recalled its ambassador from Washington and expelled the
         American ambassador from Tokyo...

From the May 7th, 1937 Manchester Guardian:

           U.S., JAPAN AT WAR; PM SAYS BRITAIN WILL STAND BY UNITED STATES

           Ministry of Defence Orders Precautionary Alert For Bases In Malaya And India

From the 2008 History Channel documentary Clash Of Swords: When America
And Japan Went To War:

          It only took a matter of hours after the initial declarations of war between
          Tokyo and Washington before the first shots of the new conflict were fired
          off the shores of a then little-known U.S. possession, the island of Midway...

From the morning edition of the May 8th, 1937 Detroit Free Press:

           JAPANESE SUBMARINE SUNK OFF MIDWAY ISLAND

           Navy Department Confirms Enemy Vessel Engaged And Sunk While Stalking U.S.
           Cruiser; No Information Yet On Casualties

From the afternoon edition of the May 10th, 1937 New York Times:

          U.S., FILIPINO ARMED FORCES IN LUZON BRACING FOR INVASION

From the morning edition of the May 11th, 1937 Boston Globe:

          GANG OF NAZI SABOTEURS CAPTURED ON NANTUCKET

          Six Gestapo Agents Suspected Of Plotting To Wreck Aircraft, War Materiel
          Production Facilities In Mass. and Southern N.H.

From an NBC Radio news broadcast dated May 13th, 1937:

         The long-expected Japanese invasion of the Philippines has finally begun...The
         Philippine Army general staff headquarters announced this morning that Japanese
         troops were seen coming ashore at the southern end of Luzon Island and had met
         heavy resistance from both Filipino and American troops. Ferocious battles are still
         raging on Luzon tonight as the island’s defenders fight to repel the invaders....

From the morning edition of the May 15th, 1937 Chicago Tribune:

          FDR: “WE SHALL PREVAIL IN THE PHILIPPINES”

          President Confident Of Allied Victory Against Japanese Forces At Luzon

          EAST COAST NAZI SPIES TO BE TRIED BEFORE MILITARY COURT

          Face Execution If Found Guilty Of Sabotage Plot

From the morning edition of the May 18th, 1937 Miami Herald:

         NANTUCKET SABOTEURS BROUGHT TO TRIBUNAL UNDER ARMED GUARD

         MANILA BOMBED

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