These Are Some of Hollywood's Most Iconic Moments

The War Is Over

The day Harry S. Truman announced the war with Japan was over, the whole world celebrated. This scene was in Hollywood, and the crowds gathered to start an impromptu parade. Every actress at the Hollywood canteen got to kiss her fair share of soldiers that day.

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The More You Know

  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • Cows have best friends.
  • Domino's Japan trained reindeer to deliver pizza.
  • In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
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