Children in Gas Masks, 1941
Leading up to WWII, there were fears that Germans would attack the U.S. with poisonous gas. By 1938, the government had issued respirators to everyone in the nation—including children.
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- The great fire of London in 1966 which burned over 13000 houses killed only 6 people. It was considered a miracle.
- Cleopatra was fluent in 9 languages. They were Ancient Greek, Ancient Iranian, Ancient Parthian, Syriac, Ethiopian, Hebrew, Arabic and Troglodyte.