Walter’s WWII work in an aircraft factory inspired the hit 1942 song “Rosie the Riveter”
1940s
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Seventy-five years later, we bid these miraculous lives godspeed.
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Humphrey Bogart may be remembered best for…
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Misaka signed with the New York Knicks in 1947, just months after Jackie Robinson began his MLB career.
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One of first African American women licensed to fly.
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Harrison Dillard, who won four Olympic gold medals, is considered one of the greatest hurdlers of all time.
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Flew on Delta DC-3’s before leaving during World War II to assist the war effort.
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Dancer helped popularize the Lindy Hop.
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Legendary Brooklyn Dodgers player Don Newcombe was the first Black pitcher to start a World Series game.
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Mable Lee was the “Queen of the Soundies,” a dancer and singer who delighted 1940s audiences in more than 100 musical short films.