623. Crimea, 1943

Nora got #622!

On the Russian Front...

622. Mississippi, 1943

Jim got #621!

Let's see how basic training is going in the deep South.

621. The Atlantic, 1943

Jim got #620!

Terror and technical inaccuracies under the sea!

620. Sicily, Aug. 1943

Jim got #619!

This was the slap (eventually) heard 'round the world.

619. Maine, 1943

Jim got #618!

Back on the home front...

618. Europe, May 1943

Nora got #617!

He and the rest of his crew have to complete one more bombing run over Germany.

617. Illinois, 1943

Jim got #616!

Another break from the war.

616. Greece, 1943

Nora got #615!

These men are on a dangerous mission of destruction.

615. Warsaw, 1943

Jim named the actor in #614!

The Nazis are still trying to remove people from the Warsaw ghettos but some manage to hide.

614. Tobruk, 1943

Jim got #613!

After the fall of Tobruk last year, this man was captured by Nazis and brutally interrogated. Now he wants revenge on the one who supplied the Nazis with the maps that helped them take Tobruk. He doesn't know it yet, but Fate has already beat him to it.

613. Outer Hebrides, 1943

Peachy, Roy & Nora got #612!

The inhabitants of Todday are a happy people, with few and simple pleasures. Whoever thought a shipwreck could be a good thing? (UK film)

612. Solomon Islands, Jan. 1943

Jim got #611!

Happy New Year! 1943 will have it's share of ups and downs. We'll start with this crew.

Welcome to

Born this year: Sharon Tate, Michael Mann, Joe Pesci, Lynn Redgrave, Christopher Walken, Sharon Gless, Robert DeNiro, Harry Shearer, John Denver, and Ben Kingsley!

611. Chicago, Dec. 1942

Suzanne & Nora got #610!

Before we leave 1942, we should meet this man. Who is he?

610. California, Dec. 1942

Jim got #609!

New enlistees.

609. Stalingrad, Nov. 1942

Jim got #608!

In Russia, the fighting between the Communists and Fascists is fierce and bloody.

608. Los Alamos, Sept. 1942

Top secret project!

607. Philippines, Aug. 1942

Jim got #606!

After the defeat at Bataan, some Allied and Filipio soldiers escaped capture and disrupted the Japanese forces with guerilla tactics. This boy is trying to explain how he came to possess an Allied colonel's insignia.

606. Mississippi, July 1942

Jim got #605!

Let's take a break from the war and visit this boy.

605. The Pacific, June 1942

Nora got #604!

Yamamoto plans to attack US aircraft and establish an air base on an atoll not far from the Hawaiian Islands. These men know about that plan, and expect to be ready for him when he comes. If they succeed, this could be a turning point in the Pacific theater.

604. Poland, June 1942

Jim got #603!

The Nazis in Poland established a death camp where Jews, gypsies, and others suffer a terrible fate. This boy is among them, and the events he witnesses here will shape the person he becomes.

603. Apr. 1942

Amy got #602!

After Pearl Harbor and Bataan, the US was itching to take the fight straight to Tokyo. This newlywed is a part of a plan to do just that.

602. At Sea, Apr. 1942

Jim got #601!

While the Allies are getting rolled over in the Pacific, things might be looking up in the Atlantic--provided these men can succeed in their objective.

601. Philippines, Apr. 1942

Jim got #600!

You might think that after Pearl Harbor, the American public's rage against Japan couldn't be stronger. You'd be wrong.

600. At the Movies, Feb. 1942

Nora & Jim got #599!

Here's our second movie. It's about an annoying houseguest who won't leave, and has a title often copied. *Six hundred films and still going strong! Thanks to all players...

599. At the Movies, Feb. 1942

Nora got #598!

Let's spend today at the movies. There are a couple of movies out now that are destined to become classics. Here's the first.

598. Sumatra, Feb. 1942

Nora got #597!

When Japan took Singapore, these women were captured.

597. Jan. 1942

Jim got #596!

Do not adjust your set. The colors are correct. And he's none too happy about it!

596. Nevada, Jan. 1942

Roy got #595!

In Memoriam The US began selling war bonds to raise needed money. Supporting that cause would lead to her tragic death.

Welcome to

Born this year: Terry Jones, Peter Tork, Tammy Faye Bakker, Aretha Franklin, Marsha Mason, Roger Ebert, Annete Funicello, Bob Hoskins, Martin Scorsese, Donna Mills.

595. Los Angeles, Dec. 1941

Nora got #594!

The west coast reacted to the news of the attack in Hawaii with mobilization! Hopefully this makes people feel safer...

594. Hawaii, 7 Dec. 1941

Roy got #593!

A date which will live in infamy....

593. Hawaii, 6 Dec. 1941

Jim got #592! He's 5 in a row!

A nuclear aircraft carrier in 1941 is as out of place here as--as we are! I wonder if that freaky storm has anything to do with it.

592. South Pacific, 1941

Jim got #591!

He's a plane spotter and a drunk, but now he has to watch a group of children.

591. Nov. 1941

Jim got #590!

Who's this?

590. New York, 1941

Jim got #589!

Don't tell him he looks like Boris Karloff. He hates that!

589. New York, 1941

Jim got #588!

A playwright and a noisy but good-hearted neighbor. No points for guessing which is which!

588. At Sea, 1941

Jim got #587!

Here's another tale of the sea. (Foreign Film)

587. At Sea, 27 May 1941

A famous naval battle is taking place.

586. Berlin, 12 May 1941

Correction: Roy got #585! (Sorry Roy!)

Presented to an audience of scientists, this wonderous machine is the world's first fully functional, freely programmable computer. It runs between 5-10 Hz, performs binary calculations, and has enough memory for 64 words at 22 bits each.

585. Canada, 1941

Jim got #584! He's answered 5 in a row!

Technically this is a foreign film. Upon finding themselves caught in Canada, some Nazis attempt to escape into the neutral United States.

584. New York, 1941

Jim & Peachy got #583!

This former reform-school kid has found his calling.

Welcome to
Born this year: Faye Dunaway, Nick Nolte, Wolfgang Petersen, Ann-Margret, Mickey Jones, and Beau Bridges!

583. At the Movies, Dec. 1940

Jim got #582!

She's getting remarried, but the ex-husband has other plans.

582. Iowa, Nov. 1940

Jim got #581!

Who's this?

581. At the Movies, 1940

DesiLinguist & Jim got #580!

Next film!