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91Living through the Blitz - how British civilians sheltered from the bombs
Within living memory, British people all over the country feared the constant rain of death that fell from the skies, day and night. This article is the story of how those brave men, women and children protected themselves from the bombs, fell victim to them, and lived their lives despite them. And how they came through the war victorious, despite the Blitz.
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84Classic Movies - 1939 the Golden Year of Classic Movies
1939 was the Golden Year of classic movies with great classics such as Gone With the Wind, the Wizard of Oz, Wuthering Heights, Dark Victory, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Mena, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, and Drums Along the Mohawk all released in 1939.
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79Best Baseball Teams Ever
There is no end to the statistical comparisons that could be made to select the best baseball teams in history. I set out to review the data and this led to me to discover that since 1907, twelve baseball teams (only two in the NL) not only won the...
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76Similarities and Differences of the Great Depression and The Current Recesssion
Today I was asked to put together a piece on current recession compared to the great depression of the 1929. First thing to point out in this case is there was similarities. However i would also like to point out that this recession is one to the...
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74Jettatore
Pope Pius IX, a Jettatore? The jettatore is said to be born with eyes that damage whatever they see. Wherever he goes, he is feared- ================================== “In...
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76Top 10 Hot Jobs and Tourism on Multicultural Treasure Island, Ca.
GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1939 Treasure Island began its history as a WPA (Works Progress Administration) man-made island built circa 1936 - 1939, ultimately for the US Navy inside the city limits of San Francisco in a gear-up...
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76The HISTORY of AMERICAN TELEVISION
The prototype of the modern television set was the Iconoscope, invented by Vladimir Zworkin in 1923. It was an amazing invention at the time, able to transmit an image recorded on a film camera to a big box...
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75The Auto Collections At Imperial Palace Las Vegas
While in Las Vegas, check out "The Auto Collections" located on the fifth floor of the parking structure, at the Imperial Palace Hotel. Imperial Palace is located on the strip, next to Bally's, and also features "Dealer-tainers", celebrity "look alikes" that will deal cards at the game tables. Walking through the hotel and The Auto Collections is a nice break from the heat of the afternoon sun!
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73Maureen O'Hara: John Wayne's Movie Sweetheart
Maureen O'Hara was born in 1920 in Dublin Ireland. Although her stage name sounds Irish enough her name was originally Maureen Fitzsimmons. Maureen O'Hara starred in flims spanning more than 60 years. In more than a few she co-starred alongside John Wayne.Flame haired, at one time, Maureen was always a startling beauty. This beauty has grown over the years. With a soft lilting Irish American accent Miss O'Hara always gave memorable performances...
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73World War 2 The Home Front (Rationing) WW2
On September 1st 1939 Hitlers German army without warning invaded Poland sparking the start of World War 2, for 6 long years many battles were fought on air, land and sea all over the globe and millions of young fighting men died in the name of...
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