Thousands pack St. Paul's to remember Blitz

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: ago today that German warplanes started bombing England for eight months in what would come to be called the Blitz . If you didn't know about British character until then, you learned about it then. Today in London , 2500 people packed inside St. Paul's Cathedral to remember those who fought off the Nazis . The RAF buzzed the church dome today. And in case you missed it on the broadcast last night, while we're all used to seeing the iconic black-and-white grainy images of the Blitz , some rare color film shot by an air raid warden has recently been discovered and made public by the family. We've put all of it on our Web site . It's worth watching if you're interested in

Thousands pack St. Paul's to remember Blitz

It was 70 years ago today that German warplanes started bombing England for 76 consecutive nights in what would come to be called "the Blitz." NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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