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

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.

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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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

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In the Roaring Twenties, a surging economy created an era of mass consumerism, as Jazz-Age flappers flouted Prohibition laws and the Harlem Renaissance redefined arts and culture.

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World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.

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This WWII Cartoon Taught Soldiers How to Avoid Certain Death

Easter During WWII Featured ‘Hitler Eggs’ With Moustaches

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

Uncovering the Secret Identity of Rosie the Riveter

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Dr. Seuss born

President Ford pardons Tokyo Rose