▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( S aturday ) ▁The ▁R AF ▁bom bed ▁do cks ▁and ▁oil ▁t anks ▁at ▁Porto ▁Marg h era , ▁Italy . ▁" F ren es í " ▁by ▁Art ie ▁Shaw ▁to pped ▁the ▁Billboard ▁singles ▁chart . ▁Born : ▁Frank ▁Z appa , ▁music ian ▁and ▁composer , ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 9 3 ) ▁D ied : ▁F . ▁Scott ▁Fitz ger ald , ▁ 4 4 , ▁American ▁author ▁( heart ▁attack ) ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( S und ay ) ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Him ara ▁ended ▁in ▁Greek ▁victory . ▁The ▁heav iest ▁ra ids ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Bl itz ▁began . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁days ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 5 4 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁injured . ▁Anthony ▁E den ▁became ▁UK ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁D ied : ▁N ath ana el ▁West , ▁ 3 7 , ▁American ▁author , ▁screen writer ▁and ▁sat ir ist ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁broadcast ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Italy , ▁telling ▁them ▁to ▁over throw ▁M uss ol ini ▁for ▁bringing ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁their ▁wishes . ▁" S ure ly ▁the ▁Italian ▁army , ▁which ▁has