▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁in ▁prison ▁until ▁someone ▁thought ▁to ▁give ▁Sh uster ▁a ▁pen ▁and ▁paper ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁prove ▁his ▁identity . ▁Sh uster ▁drew ▁a ▁perfect ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁Super man ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁let ▁him ▁go ▁free . ▁ ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁The ▁famous ▁photograph ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Sur v ives ▁was ▁taken ▁of ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁London ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Great ▁Fire ▁of ▁London . ▁U . S . ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Claude ▁C . ▁Blo ch ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁Department ▁compla ining ▁of ▁in ade qu ate ▁def enses ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁D ied : ▁G jer g j ▁F is ht a , ▁ 6 9 , ▁Alban ian ▁Francis can , ▁poet , ▁transl ator ▁and ▁politician ; ▁Ch ilde ▁Will s , ▁ 6 2 , ▁American ▁autom obile ▁designer ▁ ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( T ues day ) ▁R AF ▁bom bers ▁attacked ▁V lor ë ▁on ▁the ▁Gre co - Ital ian ▁front , ▁Rot ter dam ▁and ▁I J mu iden ▁in ▁the ▁Naz i - occup ied ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁cities ▁of ▁Em mer ich ▁am ▁Rhein ▁and ▁C ologne . ▁Hitler ▁issued ▁a ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Day ▁to ▁Germany ' s ▁armed ▁forces , ▁declaring ▁" the ▁year ▁ 1 9