Today in World War II History—July 26, 1943: 80 Years Ago—July 26, 1943: Martial law is declared in Italy; Marshal Pietro Badoglio forms a new cabinet free of fascists and bans the Fascist Party.
So notes Sarah Sundin on her blog.
George S. Patton was on the cover of Time magazine.
On the same day, American-born poet Ezra Pound was indicted for treason for making radio broadcasts from Italy for the Axis powers.
Indicted on the same day, for the same reason, were Robert H. Best, Fred W. Kaltenbach, Douglas Chandler, Edward Delaney, Constance Drexel, Jane Anderson, and Max Otto Koischwitz.
Los Angeles received its first big smog. Some residents of the city believed that it was under Japanese attack as a result.
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