This is a WWII display depicting a period in the war that led to D-Day. The June 4, 1944 Stars and Stripes front page story informs readers about U.S. allies landing in France. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Iconic symbols of U.S. culture between WWII and the Vietnam War era are on display at the Natural Museum of American History.

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