The U.S. refused to accept Jewish refugees even as Nazi persecution rose and World War II loomed.

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The trumpeter, whose given name was Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, rose to national prominence when he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers later that year, filling the seat in the bebop group held by his idol Clifford Brown.

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During World War II, from 1941 to 1945, the Dow rose to 174.

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More than half of the warming during the twentieth century occurred prior to the post-World War II economic boom, yet atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions rose minimally during this time.

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During World War II, he served in the Philippines and Japan and rose to the rank of staff sergeant.

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He rose to prominence as a young theologian in the wake of World War II, calling for modernization in the church, and decades later cemented his influence as the Vatican's chief of doctrine, championing church tradition and reining in Catholics who challenged it.

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In the aftermath of the attacks Giuliani rose to become a transcendent figure of compassion and strength whose courage was acknowledged by Queen Elizabeth II, who gave him an honorary knighthood, and Time magazine, which made him its "Person of the Year" in 2001.

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Under the post-World War II gold standard, the unemployment rate averaged only 4.7% a year and never rose above 7%.

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"Premium assets bring premium results, " says Rose, who early in his career managed Global Marine's first custom-built drillship, the Glomar II.

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