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February 26th 1936 Incident in Japan | 1936 Coup d'etat In Japan
1930s Military Buildup, 1937, Newsweek

Japan: More power For The Military (Newsweek Magazine, 1937)

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As 1936 came to an end in Tokyo, the aftershocks of the February 26, 1936 failed military coup could still be felt throughout the halls of Japan’s Government. The uprising of the military hardliners resulted in four assassinations and a suicide before the constitutional powers regained control. This article covers a more peaceful dust-up on the Parliament floor – and when it was concluded the Generals had the upper hand.

Still the country’s most privileged class, military leaders – modern equivalent of the Samurai, medieval knights – can exert pressure on the government by reason of a 42-year-old imperial edict: the War and Navy Ministries must be headed by army and navy officers; if either resigns, the Cabinet falls.

A Report on the War Reporters (Click Magazine, 1944)
1944, Click Magazine, War Correspondents

A Report on the War Reporters (Click Magazine, 1944)

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A well-illustrated 1944 article by Leonard Lyons pertaining to the assorted wartime experiences of ten American war correspondents:


• Martin Agronsky for NBC News

• Vincent Sheean with The N.Y. Tribune

• Henry Cassidy of the Associated Press

• Bob Casey of the Chicago Tribune

• John Gunther of The Chicago Daily News

• Jack Thompson of The Chicago Tribune

• Cecil Brown of CBS News

• W.L. White of the Associated Press

• Quentin Reynolds of Collier’s Magazine

• Cyrus Schulzberger with the NY Times

Christmas Shopping for Women in Service (Harper's Bazaar, 1918)
1918, Harper's Bazaar Magazine, Recent Articles, Women (WWI)

Christmas Shopping for Women in Service (Harper’s Bazaar, 1918)

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Contrary to those trust-fund babies who lord over the Harper’s Bazaar of today, the editors and stylists of that magazine during World War I understood quite well the vital rolls American women were needed to fill while their country was struggling to attain proper footing in a state of total war. The attached file will show you seven photographs of various accessories recommended for W.W. I women war volunteers as well as two illustrations of various practical coats for winter.


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Christmas 1952 | President-Elect Eisenhower Korean Peace 1952
1952, Quick Magazine, Recent Articles, The Korean War

The Third Christmas in Korea (Quick Magazine, 1952)

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As 1952 was coming to an end President Truman must have seemed delighted to pass along to the next guy all the various assorted trouble spots that existed throughout the world. President-Elect Eisenhower had promised peace during his presidential campaign – but many of the issues at hand were interrelated: French Indochina, South Africa, the Middle-east, the Iron Curtain and, of course, Korea.

1942 Data on Women in the Work Force | 1942 Women War Worker Records
1942, PM Tabloid, Women (WWII)

Women In The War Effort (PM Tabloid, 1942)

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Eight months into America’s entry into the war came this article from PM reporting the War Manpower Commission and their data as to how many American women up to that point had stepped up to contribute their labor to the war effort (over 1,500,000):

Women have been found to excel men in jobs requiring repetitive skill, finger dexterity and accuracy. They’re the equals of men in a number of other jobs. A U.S. Employment Service has indicated women can do 80 percent of the jobs now done by men.

1951, Pathfinder Magazine, The New Look

Fashion’s Rainmaker (Pathfinder Magazine, 1951)

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In the February of 1947, he opened eyes and mouths all over the world by showing almost-ankle-length daytime dresses. In the United States this length was christened the New Look. And Christian Dior had won, by inches the title, King of Fashion. His title is still secure. Dior designs accounted for an estimated 60% of total haute couture exports last year.

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