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Bertolt Brecht's play Mother Courage and Her Children premieres in Zurich. Benjamin Britten composes his opera Paul Bunyan.
Noel Coward's play Blithe Spirit premieres in London. T. S. Eliot's long poem The Dry Salvages, the third part of his Four Quartets, is published.
Erich Fromm's Escape from Freedom, an analysis of fascism, is published. Franz Werfel's novel The Song of Bernadette is published.
10 Jan.
Germany and the Soviet Union announce what the German government calls the largest grain deal in history.
21 Jan.
The British suppress publication of the Communist newspaper Daily Worker.
22 Jan.
Tobruk, Libya, falls to British and Free French forces.
26 Jan.
British forces invade Somaliland.
28 Jan.
The Free French announce the capture of Murzuk, in southern Libya.
2 Feb.
Three days of riots between soldiers and anti-British demonstrators come to an end in Johannesburg, South Africa.
6 Feb.
British forces capture Bengasi, in eastern Libya.
9 Feb.
British warships shell...
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