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Unauthorized Immigrants in Los Angeles County
Immigration March in Los Angeles, 2006

It has been estimated that as many as one million immigrant residents in Los Angeles County have no legal status in the United States.

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Our Story in Pictures
Barbie, Ruth Handler, Mattel, 1961

Photo from L.A. Times Photographic Collection at UCLA Library.

1961. Ruth Handler, executive of Mattel Toy Company, poses with Barbie Dolls. Since 1959, Handler's Barbie, originating at Mattel Toy Company in El Segundo, became one of the most iconic toys in the world.

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Did You Know?
America's First Woman Police Officer

Los Angeles Police Officer Alice Stebbins Wells was the first woman in America to serve fully as a police officer.

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