Famous Cases: Iva Toguri d’Aquino and “Tokyo Rose”

Background about Iva Toguri d’Aquino, who died in September 2006 and was most identified with “Tokyo Rose,” a “fabricated name given by soldiers to a series of American-speaking women who made propaganda broadcasts” in the South Pacific during World War II. Includes a description of her early life (she was born in Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA) and of her presidential pardon in 1977. … [ Read more ]