Unshelved by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum
comic strip overdue media

Thursday, September 03, 2009

Seventy years ago today

war was officially declared in response to Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1st, and thus World War II began. A solemn moment of remembrance for the millions that died is in order. According to one website, an estimated 48,231,700 people died, including both military and civilians--with the majority of deaths being civilian. Think of that...nearly 50 million, enough to populate six metropolises the size of New York City.

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