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In his Labor Day radio broadcast in 1941, President Franklin D.

The Andrews Sisters, 1941.

Hollywood actress, Carole Landis dances with troops in New Guinea, 1944.

The Blitz: Then & Now.

"Rosie The Riveter" by The Four Vagabonds: A fun music video of "Rosie The Riveter" by The Four Vagabonds, with...

Photographs of LIFE veteran Loomis Dean, who was invited aboard this luxury post-war conversion of a consolidated...

Charlie Chaplin's speech from his 83rd film "The Great Dictator" (1940).

The Mercedes-Benz T80 was a six-wheeled vehicle built by Mercedes-Benz, developed and designed by Ferdinand Porsche.

THE NYLON RIOTS OF 1945: When the United States entered WWII in '41 all resources were diverted to the war efforts.

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: Soldier farewell, Gare du Nord, Paris, 1940. Notice the wedding ring. http://tw.gs/15Ucbw

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: British postcards laugh at #WWII. "It's BLACK-OUTside!" http://bit.ly/1ANm84z

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: A new generation discovers new horizons, & America discovers a new industry.

#VETERANSDAY: Ahead of Veterans Day, Life.com & TIME asked readers, via Instagram,to share photos of veterans from...

Hedy Lamarr: Gorgeous AND Smart! Via I fucking love science.

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: Inside Hitler's self-designed & decorated home, "Berghof", near Berchstesgaden.

Poster campaign to convince reluctant parents to send their children away during Operation Pied Piper, 1939.

A #WWII Neutrality Button, 1939.

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: "Look to Lockheed Leadership". Long service for 28 world airlines. http://bit.ly/Y3mMcW

The Woman in Hitler’s Bathtub: Lee Miller, Munich, 1945

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: The new 1940 Plymouth sports "Sealed Beam Headlamps" a "Floating Powerengine" and is...