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American infantrymen of the 145th regiment of the 37th division advance through the wreckage strewn courtyard of the demolished Manila City hall in Philippines on March 1, 1945, as they advance for an assault on the neighboring legislative building harboring a strong force of Japanese..Note dead Japanese in doorway, kill by machine gun fire as they tried to flee.

Soldier volunteer tire workers line up with some of the huge bomber tires made at the U.S. Rubber Company plant in Los Angeles, Calif., Feb 24, 1945. The need for these tires is so great that overseas veterans were quick to volunteer for work at the plant on furlough time granted to them by the U.S. Army. They are paid regular salaries in addition to Army pay.

Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton holds a street sign bearing his name at welcoming ceremonies, Thursday, Feb. 24, 1984, Denver, Colo. Police estimated that the noontime crowd numbered in excess of 20,000 people.

Lauryn Hill holds her five Grammy Awards during the 41st Annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999. The tops of four of the five awards Hill is holding can be seen.

A new vest is irritable enough, but how about a suit of straw. This is how shepherds in the northern parts of Portugal dress for their outdoor life, shown Feb. 24, 1937. They find straw most protective.

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler paid a short visit to Nuremberg and inspected the plans and a model of the new Congress Hall which will be erected at Nuremberg for Nazi party congresses. Adolf Hitler examining the plans of the new party buildings, in Nuremberg, on Feb. 24, 1937. German architect, Professor Albert Speer, second right, looks at the drawings.

Looking north from downtown section of the city of Manila showing wreckage and devastation on March 3, 1945. In the distance on the left is Santo Tomas, former Japanese prison camp.

Walt Disney of movie cartoon fame is shown in San Francisco, Feb. 24, 1941.

In a workout on Feb. 24, 1971 in West Palm Beach, Hank Aaron, took his turn in the batting cage and slammed many of the baseballs to the fence in left field. The Atlanta Braves working out harder than ever and hopes are high for a big season.

Sir Winston Churchill gives his famous 聯V聰 sign as he leaves pier at Safi, Morocco on Feb. 24, 1959. Launch took him to yacht of Greek Shipping owner Aristotle Onassis which he boarded on Feb. 19 for two-week Mediterranean cruise.

With four persons seated comfortably inside,a new English low priced, three wheel car, a Nobel 200 is put on display in London, Feb.24,1959. The Nobel 200 is produced by Short Brothers and Harland, the body coming from the Bristol Aeroplane Company's works. The three-wheeler is powered by a single-cylinder, air-cooled engine. Drive is on the back wheel, ratioed through a four-speed gear-box which can go up to 60 miles an hour.

Tina Turner with James Brown shown at Grammy Award on Feb. 24, 1982 in Los Angeles.

Russell A. Larson, left, Massachusetts Institute of Technology project manager for the lunar module flight program, and David G. Hoag director of Apollo Group MIT Draper Lab, point to computer in lunar module model designed for a safer way to land men on the moon for Apollo 13 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Feb. 24, 1970.

Seventeen-year-old Tammy Van Upp of San Francisco needed a gimmick to go with her belly dancing, so she got this partner a six-foot python named Gideon on Feb. 24, 1975 in San Francisco. The Teenager say ?she earns enough money entertaining at fairs and parties to keep Gideon satisfied with meal of live rats at cost of 50 cents each.