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Temples to Escapism The movie palace was an oasis of fantasy for many Depression-era Americans. After being threatened with destruction, some of the elaborate theaters are making a comeback. Born into royalty, Haile Selassie ruled Ethiopia for almost half of the 20th century. By the time he died in 1975, he had become a virtual icon of political resistance and a literal icon to the Rastafarian devotees who still worship him. More Profiles: Neville Chamberlain Amelia Earhart Mohandas Gandhi Adolf Hitler Joe Louis Benito Mussolini Jesse Owens Franklin Delano Roosevelt Haile Selassie Joseph Stalin

Cadillac Square   The Game   Star Struck Who won the Nobel Prize in 1939? What world leader first used the word "depression" to describe America's economic crisis in the 1930s? Take the quiz! Hitler's influence is waning so fast that the Government is no longer afraid of the growth of the Nazi movement. -- U.S. diplomat William C. Bullitt, 1932