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- The United States Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which was the country's first effort at establishing a minimum hourly wage (US$0.25) and a maximum number of weekly work hours (44 hours). ww2dbase [CPC]
- The Spanish Republican gunboat Laya was sunk by Spanish Nationalist aircraft at Valencia, Spain. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]
- 1,500 previously-convicted Jews, including minor offenses such as traffic violations, were sent to concentration camps in Germany. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- USS Enterprise conducted her first air operation. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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