Where Were You on September 11?
Is there any American who doesn’t approach September 11th with a feeling of sadness and the thought of, “What will I do? How will I spend the day?”
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World War II
Memorial Day: Remembering All Who Have Served, Including Military Dogs
Memorial Day, initially known as Decoration Day, began shortly after the Civil War in the way that one might expect a day of remembrance to begin — mourners started placing
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What Happened on Terminal Island, Why It Matters and What is at Risk
“If a place doesn’t exist, it’s hard to tell the story,” says Adrian Scott Fine, director of Advocacy for the Los Angeles Conservancy, as we toured Terminal Island.
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Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998), Writer and Highly Respected War Correspondent
Covered Spanish Civil War, World War II, and Vietnam War as well as wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua and the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989 Author of numerous
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Frances Wills and Harriet Ida Pickens, First African-American Women to become WAVES Officers (1944)
With so many men going overseas during World War II, the government needed ways to get additional help. In the Navy their solution was to create the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in 1942. By creating it as an “emergency” service, the Navy was able to admit women to serve during the war years but at the end of the war the plan was that the women would be discharged.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), Growing Up to be President
Served as president from 1953-1961
Dwight D. Eisenhower came to national prominence and was elected to the presidency in 1953 because of his esteemed military career. During World War II, he served well and honorably as the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe.
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