74: Toto Koopman and the Battle of Los Angeles

This week we deep dive into the story of how bisexual icon Toto Koopman went from being a world famous model to World War II spy and how a planned citywide blackout resulted in a tense Los Angeles thinking it was under attack by the Japanese. A listener email explains how the final legal breakup of The Beatles occurred at the "Happiest Place on Earth."Episode Tabs:The Story of Toto Koopman, the Free-Spirited Model Turned World War II Spyhttps://www.them.us/story/toto-koopmanThe Great Los Angeles Air Raid Terrified Citizens—Even Though No Bombs Were Droppedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/great-los-angeles-air-raid-terrified-citizenseven-though-no-bombs-were-dropped-180967890/Listener Tabs:Zaqistanhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZaqistanSome of Disney World's most famous moments feature Princess Diana and Richard Nixonhttps://www.wesh.com/article/disney-top-five-pop-culture-moments/37855856Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.