Usually episodes from the 1940s are about World War II, but on June 4, 1943, something else was unfolding in California--the Zoot Suit Riots. Don't know what a zoot suit is? Never heard of those riots? Listen to learn all about them and other events being printed in newspapers on the exact same day.

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Adam Hill Last Modified Date: October 28. “What Is a Silver Penny?” Smart Capital Mind, October 28, 2022. https://www.smartcapitalmind.com/what-is-a-silver-penny.htm.

“Advertisement: Airplane Spotters Wanted (Page 5).” The Portsmouth Herald (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), June 4, 1943. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Chaplin Wed Again.” The Barre Daily Times (Barre, Vermont), June 17, 1943. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Girl Accuses Charlie Chaplin.” The Post Register (Idaho Falls, Idaho), June 4, 1943. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Morgenthau Asked to Punch Hole in Penny.” The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Washington), June 4, 1943. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Narcotic Probe Ordered in L.A. Zoot Disorders.” The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), June 11, 1943. www.newspapers.com.

“Boy Reenacts His Slaying of Newell.” St. Louis Globe (St. Louis, Missouri), June 4, 1943. www.newspapers.com.

“Chaplin's Name Linked With Many Actresses.” The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), June 4, 1943. www.newspapers.com.

“Charlie Chaplin and the Changing Meaning of ‘Paternity.’” Science Friday, June 27, 2019. https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/charlie-chaplin-paternity-lawsuit/.

“Charlie Chaplin.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 2, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin.

“Cycle Rider Severely Hurt in Car Crash .” Belleville Daily Advocate (Belleville, Illinois), July 27, 1950. www.newspapers.com.

Everett, Richard. “Jury Probe Ordered On Charges Linking Newell, 4 Policemen.” St. Louis Star-Times (St. Louis, Missouri), May 19, 1944. www.newspapers.com.

“Grasswick Now Says Affidavit on Graft Is True.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), May 18, 1944. www.newspapers.com.

Headley, Susan. “How Rare Is a 1943 Lincoln Steel Penny?” The Spruce Crafts. The Spruce Crafts, June 1, 2022. https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-rare-is-a-1943-penny-3970325.

History.com Editors. “Zoot Suit Riots.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, September 27, 2017. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/zoot-suit-riots.