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#OTD 1939, the film adaptation of the novel "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta. Author Margaret Mitchell later christened USS Atlanta (CL-51) in 1941. After the light cruiser was lost during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Mitchell christened USS Atlanta (CL-104) in 1944.
P-51 Mustang "TIKA-IV" of the U.S. 361st Fighter Group in flight over England. This Mustang was passed to another pilot who renamed it "Sailor Girl Shirl".
The pilot was killed during a crash landing in November 1944. #WW2
Building a Caisson for Mulberry Harbour, by Muirhead Bone (1876-1953), 1944.
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Private First Class Kaoru Moto served in the 100th Infantry Battalion. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross that was upgraded to the Medal of Honor for his actions near Castellina, Italy, July 7, 1944. #HappyVeteransDay #HappyVeteransDay2021 #VeteransDay
Veronica Lake Paramount Personality Poster by Roger Soubie, 1944.
The New Zealander light machine gun Charlton Automatic Rifle (CAR) is a conversion of the Lee-Enfield that enabled the gun to fire semi-automatically or full auto. Very few CARs exist nowadays due to most of them being destroyed in a fire in 1944.
I'm a War Baby. Born in DC, 77 yrs ago today in 1944. My parents worked at Disney. An artist drew this. The Hollywood community moved to DC to help in the war effort. My mother looked at the Capitol dome just before she gave birth. On January 6th I looked at it and wept
Edvard Munch.
Norwegian 1863-1944.
Head by Head, 1905.
Edvard Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway.
The detail in these portraits is exquisite.
Many local tribesmen such as these would have bravely assisted @UbiqueVir through the hills of Assam in 1944.
@robert_lyman
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KAMHAU TRIBE LEVIES FROM TONGEHANG VILLAGE.
Have a look at this fascinating world map from 1944. The map was produced from a photograph of a transparent globe which enables one to observe the spatial relationship of the continents.
Check it out: https://t.co/8ZJCbRIIxT