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Nighttime view of downtown Los Angeles decorated for the holidays, circa 1940

Engineers atop the Caltech electron synchrotron, a particle accelerator, on this day in 1951

On this day in 1951: Children gaze at an elephant before the opening of the Shrine Circus.

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Sixth-street viaduct over the L.A. River. The span opened on this day in 1933.

#onthisday in 1951: Marines train for war on San Clemente Island, off the coast of San Diego

#onthisday in 1960: @BoyScouts take the field to help the #Dodgers celebrate #FlagDay at the #LA Coliseum