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The Sensational Story of Griffith J. Griffith

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Newspaper headlines of the Merry Go Round Riots in Griffith Park | Image from "Lost LA" Griffith Park: The Untold History

Racial Tensions Erupt at Griffith Park

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Man playing baseball | Courtesy of Toyo Miyatake Studio

Baseball, A Silver Lining in the Japanese American Internment Camps

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Kitakagi family during World War II | Dorothea Lange, Library of Congress

Photographer Discovers His Family's Unmentionable Secret at the National Archives

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Del Monte Speakeasy's collection of pre and Prohibition whiskey | Still from "Lost LA" Prohibition

What Does a 100-Year Old Whiskey Taste Like?

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King Eddy Saloon sign | Still from "Lost LA" Prohibition

A Glimpse of Prohibition-Era L.A. at King Eddy Saloon

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Paul R. Williams holding up plans | Still from "Lost LA" Paul Revere Williams

Paul R. Williams' Signature Architectural Style

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Paul R. Williams holding up plans | Still from "Lost LA" Paul Revere Williams

Paul R. Williams – Architect for the Masses

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The Women Who Made Hubble's Discoveries Possible

The Women Who Made Hubble's Discoveries Possible

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Inside the Sistine Chapel of Astronomy

Inside the Sistine Chapel of Astronomy

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The Most Important Document in the History of Astronomy

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Internal view of the Hooker Telescope. | Still from "Lost LA"

Inside the Sistine Chapel of Astronomy, the 100-Inch Hooker Telescope

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Ken Akune on Volunteering in the Army During WWII

Born in Turlock, California, Ken Akune was relocated first to Merced Temporary Detention Center and then to Camp Amache in Colorado, where he volunteered to join the United States Army in order to leave the camps. Listen to the reasons why he signed up to be part of the war.