Tag: World War II
#TBT: December 7, 2023
On December 7, 1941, Japan began its attacks against the United States, which included air attacks...
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#TBT: November 2, 2023
On November 2, 1940, the Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Lawrence Cramer, signed a decree to...
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#TBT: October 12, 2023
The B-29s of the XXI Bomber Command began to arrive at Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, starting...
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#TBT: August 17, 2023
Women washing clothes in a river next to trees destroyed by the bombardment of World War II at...
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#TBT: June 8, 2023
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz speaking at the northwest airfield’s commissioning...
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Context of conflict
Understanding the context of conflict in Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands,...
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#TBT: May 18, 2023
During World War II, on June 15, 1944, two US Marine divisions went ashore on Saipan Island in the...
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Book of the week: Killing the Rising Sun
Book of the week: Killing the Rising Sun Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War...
Read MoreThe secret race-based military tests of the US Government
The United States government declassified documents regarding the forcible testing of mustard gas, and other chemical agents, on over 60,000 enlisted men during World War II in the early 1990s. As a result, the VA promised to...
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