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Images of the Past

On January 23, 2014 By Cameron Sinclair

The famous Hollywood sign, which originally said 'Hollywoodland'. The last four letters were removed in 1949

The original Hollywood sign, read Hollywoodland. In 1949, they removed the last 4 letters.

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Episode 30: A History of Captain America in Comics and Film
This week, we are joined by Jason Venable (The Podcast That Goes Snikt!!) to discuss the history of Marvel Comics ' Captain America, including his introduction in 1941 fighting Nazis in World War II, the 'fake ' Captain America of the 1950s, his reappearance in 1964, and the most recent movies. Why is Captain American still relevant? Were there real super-soldier programs during World War II? And will Brad ever be able to convince people to call him Dr. Folsom?

Episode 29: Lewis & Clark and Manifest Destiny (Images Comics, 1994)

Episode 28: The Madness of King George (1994)

Episode 27: Klondike (2014)

Episode 26: The Americans (FX, 2013-)

Episode 25: The Lone Ranger (2013)

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Argentina's Diego Maradona taking down a South Korean player in the 1986 World Cup. Along with Brazil's Pele, Maradona is regarded by most as one of the greatest players to ever play soccer.

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