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February 1916: Military prepared for attacks on local beaches (Santa Monica history)

Editor’s note: This monthly feature uncovers Santa Monica’s history by compiling notable city happenings from a century ago. The stories are found in old newspaper archives. In the event of a foreign attack on the United States from Southern California’s coast, enemy ships would be forced to fight in the waters Santa Monica. Such were […]

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