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Gabel Kuro Jukebox
There are now only six of them in the world.
One sold for 120,000 dollars to a private buyer after its discovery.
It is nicknamed “The Last Jukebox”
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Fashion
Usually featured clothes easy to wear, zippers, buttons.
Due to the majority of men being in war, no fashion progression until the end of WW2.
A popular style, the hourglass silhouette, was achieved by extremely tight waist, warping bones.\
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Cadillac Series 62
It was first produced in 1940.
The car had 135hp.
One of the later models was owned by Elvis Presley.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=1940%20to%201942%20cadillac%20series%2062&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=1940%20to%201942%20cadillac%20series%2062&sc=12-31&sk=&cvid=5825A37BC5254349BCE6A2B94D525BE5&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl= -
Toys
The Anti-Aircraft Gun (for kids) fired functioning missiles.
The Wooden Boxcar Racer for Six could move like a real car and was child sized.
The Red Ryder BB Gun was inspired by a character commonly seen in comics.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
His wife did most of his Presidental campaigning for him.
He introduced the New Deal and ended the Great Depression.
He served four terms, dying at the start of his fourth, and was the president through 1933-1945.
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Citizen Kane
The director was only 24 when he made one of the greatest movies of its time.
Companies tried to suppress the movie due to its grim portrayals.
Now considered one of the greatest movies ever, it was booed at the Academy Awards.
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Music
Bing Crosby revolutionized Christmas music with hits like “White Christmas”
Frank Sinatra recorded around 1,000 songs throughout his career
Billie Holiday won four Grammys for the Best Historical Album.
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U.S. Occupation of Berlin
The U.S. was one of four different major powers holding land in Berlin.
The event occurred on the United States Independence Day.
It was the end of the European Front and Nazi Germany.
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John Wayne
His first role was in The Big Trail (1930), which is considered an amazing American Western movie.
He loved to play chess.
Joseph Stalin, according to some sources, wanted him executed due to his views against communism.
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Bob Feller
He was a baseball player for the Cleveland Indians.
He won World Series Champion.
He served in the United States Navy before returning to baseball from 1941-1945.
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The Adventures of Frank Race
It aired 43 episodes in its lifetime, all 30 minutes long.
It was portrayed by Tom Collins.
It was produced by Bruce Eells Production.
https://www.otrcat.com/p/frank-race