▁released . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( S aturday ) ▁Italy ▁asked ▁Germany ▁for ▁assistance ▁in ▁the ▁Gre co - Ital ian ▁War . ▁German ▁sub marine ▁U - 1 4 8 ▁was ▁commission ed . ▁Born : ▁L on nie ▁List on ▁Smith , ▁jazz , ▁soul ▁and ▁fun k ▁keyboard ist , ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( S und ay ) ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁used ▁the ▁phrase ▁" Ar sen al ▁of ▁Dem ocracy " ▁during ▁a ▁radio ▁address ▁prom ising ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁fight ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁by ▁providing ▁them ▁with ▁war ▁supplies . ▁V ich y ▁France ▁created ▁a ▁commission ▁for ▁Jewish ▁affairs . ▁The ▁Italian ▁tro op ship ▁Sar deg na ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁and ▁s unk ▁by ▁the ▁Greek ▁sub marine ▁Prote us , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁ram med ▁and ▁s unk ▁by ▁the ▁destroy er ▁Ant ares . ▁The ▁reign ing ▁NFL ▁champion ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁defeated ▁an ▁all - star ▁team ▁ 2 8 - 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁at ▁Gil more ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Super man ▁co - cre ator ▁Joe ▁Sh uster ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Miami ▁Beach , ▁Florida ▁for ▁the ▁" s us p icious ▁behavior " ▁of ▁looking ▁into ▁an ▁autom obile ▁as ▁if ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁ste al ▁it . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced