Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—March 9, 1940: New song in Top Ten: “When You Wish upon a Star” from Walt Disney’s Pinocchio.
65 Years Ago—March 9, 1945: US B-29s launch first major nighttime, low-altitude incendiary raid on Tokyo—97,000 are killed in the most destructive air attack of the entire war.