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In the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, not the fiction of the movie Sound of Music, the family first took a tour of Europe to get away from Hitler and the Nazis. When that tour of Europe was done, they decided to come to America. Maria made the mistake (by accident) of saying they intened to stay in America and were not just visiting. Basically, it was the policy at that time to detain/imprison people wanting to enter the US at Ellis Island. This was hard especially for Maria as she had a small baby at that...

When it was released 50 years ago, The Sound of Music became one of the most successful films of all time. It was based on the true story of the von Trapp family (above) - but what did they think of it and was their life really like it was portrayed in the movie? "Everyone thinks the Sound of Music was exactly the way things happened, and of course it wasn't because there had to be artistic licence," says Johannes von Trapp. He is the youngest son of Georg and Maria - the decorated naval commander and singing nun turned...

Looks like Saddam is doing scenes from Heidi or The Sound of Music rolicking through the mountian meadows.