22 de Dezembro de 1944.

German troops demand the surrender of 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne, Belgium. When General Anthony McAuliffe was awakened by a German invitation to surrender, he gave a reply that has been variously reported and was probably unprintable. There is no disagreement, however, as to what he wrote on the paper delivered to the Germans: "NUTS!" That reply had to be explained, both to the Germans and to non-American Allies.

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