▁ship ' s ▁logs . ▁German ▁sub marine ▁U - 1 1 1 ▁was ▁commission ed . ▁Born : ▁Phil ▁O chs , ▁protest ▁singer , ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁D ied : ▁Hend rik ▁Christian ▁Anders en , ▁ 6 8 , ▁Norwegian - born ▁American ▁sculpt or , ▁painter ▁and ▁urban ▁pl anner ; ▁Ky öst i ▁Kal lio , ▁ 6 7 , ▁ 4 th ▁President ▁of ▁Finland ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁Liverpool ▁Bl itz : ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁consecutive ▁night s ▁of ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Christmas ▁bl itz ▁took ▁place . ▁Two ▁Sp it fire ▁f igh ters ▁of ▁No . ▁ 6 6 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁attacked ▁Le ▁T ou quet ▁in ▁France , ▁st raf ing ▁targets ▁of ▁opportunity ▁such ▁as ▁power ▁transform ers . ▁This ▁t actic , ▁c oden amed ▁Rh ub ar b , ▁marked ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁R AF ▁tact ics ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁off ensive ▁role . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁earth qu akes ▁struck . ▁Issue ▁# 1 ▁of ▁Captain ▁America ▁Comics ▁( cover ▁date ▁March ) ▁was ▁published , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁appearances ▁of ▁Captain ▁America , ▁B ucky ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Sk ull . ▁Born : ▁Pat ▁Chap man , ▁food ▁writer , ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁author , ▁in ▁London , ▁England ▁ ▁December