When the British army conquered Eritrea from the Italians in spring 1941, most of the infrastructures and the industrial areas were extremely damaged.

When Libya declared its independence on 24 December 1951 it was the first country to achieve independence through the United Nations and the third former European colony in Africa to gain independence after Egypt ( 1922 ) and Abyssinia ( 1941 ).

When released on May 1, 1941, Citizen Kane — based in part on the life of William Randolph Hearst — did not do much business at theaters ; Hearst owned numerous major newspapers, and forbade them to carry advertisements for the film.

When it came to time for Ribbentrop to present the German declaration of war on 22 June 1941 to the Soviet Ambassador, General Vladimir Dekanozov, Paul Schmidt described the scene :" It is just before four on the morning of Sunday, 22 June 1941 in the office of the Foreign Minister.

When Dekanozov finally appeared, Ribbentrop read out a short statement saying that the Reich had been forced into " military countermeasures " because of an alleged Soviet plan to attack Germany in July 1941.

When war came in 1941, the vast majority of Methodists strongly supported the national war effort, but there were also a few ( 673 ) conscientious objectors.

When Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, in Operation Barbarossa, the Red Army's ground forces had 303 divisions and 22 separate brigades ( 4. 8 million soldiers ), including 166 divisions and 9 brigades ( 2. 9 million soldiers ) garrisoned in the western military districts.

When a train carrying about 1, 000 German Jews arrived at Riga in Latvia on November 29, 1941, Lange simply had them shot.

When he found out about the outbreak of war in Europe, he decided to wait in Buenos Aires until the war was over, although he reported to the Polish legation in 1941 but was considered unfit for military duties.

" When he returned home for a visit late in 1941, Paley threw an " extraordinarily elaborate reception " for him at the Waldorf-Astoria.

When the US entered World War II at the end of 1941, Lombard traveled to her home state of Indiana for a war bond rally with her mother, Bess Peters, and Clark Gable's press agent, Otto Winkler.

When working on I Wanted Wings ( 1941 ), with Brian Donlevy and William Holden, he went up with a pilot to test a plane for filming.

" When the House of Representatives finally took a roll call vote on February 9, 1941, the 260 to 165 vote fell largely along party lines.

When Hitler broke the treaty by invading the USSR in June 1941, the CPUSA began to officially support the war effort.

Garson starred with Joan Crawford in When Ladies Meet in 1941, and that same year became a major box office star with the sentimental Technicolor drama, Blossoms in the Dust, which brought her the first of five consecutive Best Actress Oscar nominations, tying Bette Davis ' 1938-42 record, a record that still stands.

When the U. S. entered World War II in December 1941, LeMay was a major in the United States Army Air Forces ( he had been a 1st lieutenant as recently as 1940 ), and the commander of a newly created B-17 Flying Fortress unit, the 305th Bomb Group.

When Blankers-Koen gave birth to her first child Jan Junior in 1941, Dutch media automatically assumed her career would be over.

When Germany invaded in 1941, detailed maps from the USSR's western borders to the Volga River became an urgent task, accomplished in less than one year.

When it was re-issued in 1940 and 1941 it made an additional $ 95, 000 domestically and $ 55, 000 in foreign markets.

When Germany declared war on the Soviet Union in June 1941, he expressed his support for Jacques Doriot's recently-founded collaborationist force Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism ( LVF ):

When ratings soared on The George Gobel Show ( rated in the top ten of 1954-55 ), Paramount promoted Gobel as their new comedy star, casting him as the lead in The Birds and the Bees ( 1956 ), a remake of The Lady Eve ( 1941 ).

When the Soviet Union was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1941 the Mosin – Nagant 91 / 30 was the standard issue weapon of Soviet troops.

When Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Gustaf V tried to write a private letter to Hitler thanking him for taking care of the " Bolshevik pest " and congratulating him on his " already achieved victories ".

When the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked O ‘ ahu's military installations on 7 December 1941, their planes bombed and strafed Hickam to eliminate air opposition and prevent U. S. planes from following them back to their aircraft carriers.

When you pass a church on an Irish bus, all the hands flurry in the sign of the cross.

The Irish anti-war song " Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye " and " When Johnny Comes Marching Home " share the same melodic material.

* When finished with a head of Guinness stout, the result is called an Irish Russian or a Smooth Black Russian.

When in December of 1852, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer submitted his budget to Parliament on behalf of the minority government, the Peelites, the Free Traders and the Irish Brigade were all alienated by the proposed budget.

When Cannon supporters proved difficult to find ( many of the staunchest were Irish and spent the day at various St. Patrick's Day celebrations ), the filibuster continued for 26 hours, with Cannon's present friends making repeated motions for recess and adjournment.

When Éamon de Valera led Fianna Fáil to victory in the Irish Free State election of 1932, he began removing the monarchical elements of the constitution, beginning with the Oath of Allegiance.

When, on 6 December 1922, the Irish Free State came into being, Cosgrave became its first prime minister, called President of the Executive Council.

When he and his position were challenged by the disgruntled Army officers of the Irish Republican Army Organisation ( IRAO ), other politicians and soldiers took the important decisions.

The Mulroneys with President and Mrs. Reagan in Quebec, Canada, March 18, 1985, the day after the famous " Shamrock Summit ", when the two leaders sang " When Irish Eyes are Smiling.

When the novel was being printed in 1753, Richardson discovered that Irish printers were trying to pirate the work.

When an organisation for women was set up in 1904, it was decided to Anglicise the Irish name camógaíocht to camogie.

When Spain revived the Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 with the intention of attracting non-Hispanics to settle in the island hundreds of French ( especially Corsicans ), Germans and Irish immigrants who were affected by Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s immigrated to Puerto Rico.

When the Irish dead are placed in it, they came to life and were able to fight as well as ever, though they cannot speak.

When her rival, the warrior woman Aífe ( Aoife is the Irish spelling ), threatens her territory, Cú Chulainn defeats her in battle and forces her to make peace.

When WW2 broke out, the old IRA and old Fianna organisations marched as a body to Griffith Barracks in Dublin and they joined the Irish Army there as a separate battalion.

When Gladstone stated his intention to give Ireland a separate Parliament with full powers to deal with Irish affairs, Chamberlain resolved to resign, writing to inform Gladstone of his decision two days later.

When using Simpson's Diversity Index on 10 aggregated ethnic groups, the 2001 census identified Newham as the most ethnically diverse district in England and Wales, with 9 wards in the top 15 .< ref >< cite > Simpson's diversity indices by ward 1991 and 2001-GLA Data Management and Analysis Group ( page 11, Table 3 ) Greater London Authority, January 2006 ), accessed 13 December 2006 </ ref > However, when using the 16 ethnic categories in the Census so that White Irish and White Other ethnic minorities are also included in the analysis, Newham becomes the 2nd most ethnically diverse borough < ref >< cite > Focus on Newham 2006-local people and local conditions-London Borough of Newham, Corporate Research Unit ( chapter 2, page 24 ) ( 2006 ) date accessed 31 March 2007 </ ref > with 6 out of the top 15 wards, behind Brent with 7 out of the top 15 wards.

" When these troubles were finally at an end, the inducements offered to settlers by the lord of the Manor attracted many emigrants, not only Germans, but Dutch, English, Scotch, Irish and French as well.

When he was ten his mother took him to Moscow during the summer holidays for a course of ten piano lessons with Alexander Dubuque, a pupil of the Irish pianist and composer John Field.

When the Irish Free State came into being in 1922, Dublin Castle ceased to function as the administrative seat.

When in 1799 the government brought forward its bill it was defeated in the Irish House of Commons.

When news reached him of the Confederate victory at Bull Run in July 1861 he was very pleased, although 15 months later he wrote that " the American War ... has manifestly ceased to have any attainable object as far as the Northerns are concerned, except to get rid of some more thousand troublesome Irish and Germans.

When control of the army became an issue, concerning the Irish Rebellion from September to October 1641, Pym directed the house's defiance and helped draft the Grand Remonstrance of grievances presented to the King on 1 December 1641.

When de Valera founded Fianna Fáil as the party of an " Irish Republic " in 1926, he and his party, though agreeing to contest elections, refused to take the Oath.