Tag Archives: World War II

US drops atomic bomb on Japan, August 6, 1945

Posted on August 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

    he beginning of the Atomic Age. Note that the Associated Press story identifies Hiroshima as a Japanese army base. President Harry Truman says the Japanese "may expect a rain of ruin from the air the like of which … Continue reading →

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June 13, 1938

Posted on June 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

orrect me if I’m wrong, but this plane at left looks like a DC-4E. Either that or a very weird B-17 with six engines and the tail of a constellation.  Times staff writer James Bassett takes a look at the … Continue reading →

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April 1, 1938: Herbert Hoover Opposes Tariffs

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Thomas Mann, “The Drunkard” and “Fra Diavolo” with an African American cast. Below, former President Herbert Hoover (yes, a graduate of Stanford, home of the Hoover Institution) discusses his views on international relations after his European tour.

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March 18, 1938

Posted on March 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a first-person account of the Rape of Nanking. Below, Poland and Lithuania hover at the brink of war … Anti-fascists riot in Paris … And in a radio address, Secretary of State Cordell Hull "reaffirmed this country’s intense desire … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 26, 1942Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Servicemen celebrate Christmas at the USO canteen at 515 W. 6th St. And here’s the front page from that day:

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