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Day: October 7, 2015

A gift ‘To Hitler & Co. from N.C. State College’

On this day in 1942: Students at N.C. State gather enough scrap metal in 2 hours, 45 minutes, to fill three freight cars. Afterward they pose with their accumulation and a banner reading, “To Hitler & Co. from N.C. State College.”

 

Author Lew PowellPosted on October 7, 2015Categories On This DayTags nc state college, wwii homefrontLeave a comment on A gift ‘To Hitler & Co. from N.C. State College’
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