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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

March 30, 1938: Times Opposes U.S. Haven for Jewish Refugees Fleeing Hitler

Posted on March 30, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 30, 1938: Los Angeles Times opposes U.S. haven for Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on March 30, 2026 by lmharnisch

For this week’s mystery movie, I’m doing something different: animation. Continue reading →

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March 30, 1908: U.S. Seeks to Deport Immigrant Radicals From L.A.

Posted on March 30, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 30, 1908: U.S. immigration official interviews prisoners and mental patients in L.A. in a campaign to deport immigrant radicals. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: ‘The House I Live In’ Promotes Tolerance

Posted on March 30, 2026 by lmharnisch

  Note: This is an encore post from 2016. Though the United States is a nation of immigrants, in times of trouble people act of fear and ignorance, hating and blaming the other for their problems. Throughout the country’s history, … Continue reading →

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November 12, 1960: Former Mirror Writer Beaten to Death – Update

Posted on March 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

Revisiting a cold case from 1960: The hammer murder of reporter/rewrite man Roby Heard. Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, March 27, 1944

Posted on March 27, 2026 by lmharnisch

Life Magazine, March 27, 1944: A landing craft transports troops to an Italian beach while an LCI lands troops in New Guinea and New Britain in a profile by John Hersey. Also: lessons on posing a glamour shot and a feature on Alfred Eisenstaedt. Continue reading →

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March 25, 2011: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Centennial

Posted on March 26, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 25 was the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, which killed 146 people. Here are Eve Golden’s photos of the memorial held for the centennial in 2011. Continue reading →

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March 25, 1908: U.S. Advisor to Japan Assassinated in San Francisco

Posted on March 25, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 25, 1908: The U.S. advisor to Japan, Durham W. Stevens, is assassinated in San Francisco. Continue reading →

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March 25, 1907: Young Bike Messengers a Key Part of L.A. Drug, Sex Trade

Posted on March 25, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 25, 1907: Young bike messengers perform an essential service in Los Angeles’ vice trade, providing information on where to buy drugs and where to find women of easy—if any—virtue. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Florence Casler, Pioneering Developer Shaped Los Angeles in the 1920s

Posted on March 23, 2026 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory profiles developer Florence Casler, who helped shape Los Angeles in the 1920s. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on March 23, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow. Continue reading →

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March 22, 1908: Plans for a New Hall of Records

Posted on March 22, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 22, 1908: Los Angeles plans a new Hall of Records. Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Rita Hayworth on ‘Burns and Allen,’ March 21, 1944

Posted on March 21, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 21, 1944: On the radio dial — Rita Hayworth visits “Burns and Allen,” and Fibber finds his old mandolin on “Fibber McGee and Molly.” Continue reading →

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March 21, 1908: Black Minister Convicted of Speaking on a Corner Without a License

Posted on March 21, 2026 by lmharnisch

The Reds of Los Angeles who marched on behalf of the Rev. G.W. Woodbey, a Black minister, are dealt a setback when he was found guilty of speaking on the streets without a license. Also: The city renames 50 streets, and a former assistant cashier at the Examiner blames his embezzlement spree on women and racing. Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — ‘Lux Radio Theatre’ and ‘The Lone Ranger,’ March 20, 1944

Posted on March 20, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1944: On the radio dial — Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter and Miriam Hopkins in “The Hard Way” and “The Lone Ranger.” Continue reading →

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March 20, 1944: On the Set With Preston Sturges

Posted on March 20, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1944: On the set with Preston Sturges, by Rosalind Shaffer. Continue reading →

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March 20, 1907: St. James Raises a Church — Burned in 1973 as Hate Crime Against Gays

Posted on March 20, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1907: St. James Methodist Episcopal Church plans a new building on the site of its current facility. The church was destroyed in 1973 in an apparent hate crime against gays. Continue reading →

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March 19, 1990: Barack Obama, Harvard Law Review editor

Posted on March 19, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 19, 1990: Meet Barack Obama, first Black president of the Harvard Law Review. Continue reading →

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March 19, 1944: World War II on the Radio

Posted on March 19, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 19, 1944: World War II on the radio — the bombing of Germany and the battle for Cassino. Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Jack Benny and Fred Allen, March 19, 1944

Posted on March 19, 2026 by lmharnisch

March 19, 1944: On the radio dial, the “Jack Benny Show,” and the “Texaco Star Theater” with Fred Allen Continue reading →

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