$800,000,000 worth of War Bonds were sold for an exhibition baseball game that features seven of the then twelve living members of the Baseball Hall of Fame; Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Tris Speaker, Honus Wagner, Eddie Collins, George Sisler, and Connie Mack as the manager.
The event also featured entertainment from James Cagney, Ethel Merman, Cab Calloway, Milton Berle, Joe E. Lewis, Carole Landis and Ralph Bellamy.
Babe Ruth hit his last home run during the game, more of which can be read about here:
1943 All Pacific Recreation Fund – Service All-Stars vs Los Angeles & Hollywood
The 800 million dollars was equivalent to over 10.7 billion dollars in current funds.
The Germans occupied the Alpine passes with Italy in anticipation of the Italians surrendering.
The USSR recognized Egypt.
The US, Canada and British governments give limited recognition to the Free French Committee of National Liberation.
