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Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

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America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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In Norman Taurog: Elvis movies
…helmed three more Elvis films: Blue Hawaii (1961), with the signature tune “Can’t Help Falling in Love”; Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), which featured “Return to Sender”; and It Happened at the World’s Fair (1963), with Presley performing at the Seattle World’s Fair. Although they were box-office successes, critics derided the…
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In Elvis Presley: Military service, movies, and mainstreaming
…more than 30 movies (from Blue Hawaii [1961] to Change of Habit [1969]) over the next eight years, almost none of which fit any genre other than “Elvis movie,” which meant a light comedic romance with musical interludes. Most had accompanying soundtrack albums, and together the movies and the records…
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