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It was just something which caught the public's imagination

its highest salaried performer - at least of his day - and the idol of millions of youngsters throughout the land

Churchill defiantly said

precautions that The Times reported were "unparalleled since the general strike of 1926

"The Beatles Invade

Midtown Manhattan collection-international It was just something whichIf you listen carefully, you can still hear Frank Sinatra singing in the grand Hotel Astor as he did from 1940 1942. Taken from the sidewalk, this photograph only hints at the hotels grand proportions. Built in 1905 in the Beaux Arts style, the hotel was envisioned as a successor to the Waldorf Astoria. It had 1,000 guest rooms, a green copper mansard roof, themed ballrooms, exotic restaurants and a rooftop garden. The hotel, however, had a relatively