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Los Angeles Exteriors And Landmarks – 2014LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 03: A view of the Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee on February 03, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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Hollywood’s Humble Origins In 1853, a small adobe hut was all that existed where Hollywood stands today. But over the next two decades, the area became a thriving agricultural community called Cahuenga Valley. When politician and real estate developer Harvey Henry Wilcox and his second wife Daeida moved to Los Angeles from Topeka, Kansas in […]

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This WWII Cartoon Taught Soldiers How to Avoid Certain Death

The War Department commissioned the creme de la creme of Hollywood, including Dr. Seuss and Mel Blanc, to create the ‘Private Snafu’ film franchise.

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Easter During WWII Featured ‘Hitler Eggs’ With Moustaches

Despite the ongoing global conflict, Americans still took the time to celebrate Easter in 1941.

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US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Credit: Ed Jones & Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Propaganda Film Shows How North Korea Might Like Trump’s Visit to Go

It’ll take more than a presidential visit to end North Korea’s nuclear program.

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J. Howard Miller’s ‘We Can Do It!’ poster for Westinghouse Electric, aimed at boosting morale among the company’s workers in the war effort later associated with ‘Rosie the Riveter,' the wartime personification of a strong female war production worker.

Uncovering the Secret Identity of Rosie the Riveter

Naomi Parker Fraley, the inspiration behind Rosie the Riveter, died in January 2018.

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