Palisades fire victim operated tiny Malibu movie theater that attracted Hollywood heavyweights
Betty O’Meara, 94, who declined to evacuate during the Palisades fire, was described as a stubborn, determined woman who led ...
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It happened today – this day in history – February 5
Roman Catholic German Emperor Maximilian I is captured in Belgium. 1597: A group of early Japanese Christians, known as ...
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The forgotten story of Japan’s 1st English teacher in the 1850s
Ranald MacDonald, the son of a Chinook chief and a Scottish settler, staged a shipwreck near Rishiri Island to gain entry into Japan — then, a closed country under isolationist policies. Despite being ...
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MacArthur Proposes Peaceful Progress for Japan after WWII
This historic video captures WWII hero General MacArthur and the Allied Council for Japan proposing steps towards rebuilding ...
Malibu movie theater owner, with a ‘servant’s heart,’ died in the Palisades fire
Betty O'Meara helped make the Malibu Cinema a gem for Hollywood stars and regular folks. When the Palisades fire came, she ...