On July 26th, 1948 President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, effectively creating the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. This order required the immediate desegregation of all United States military branches, units, and housing facilities. As ever on his rather progressive social crusade, President Truman faced intense criticism … Continue reading “Outstanding Veterans” Series: Ensign Jesse Brown
Category: World War II
“Outstanding Veterans”: Major Dick Winters
Beginning our “Outstanding Veterans” series is Major Richard “Dick” Winters, commander of Easy Company of the 2nd battalion, 506th parachute infantry regiment, part of the “Screaming Eagles” 101st Airborne Division. Genteel and respectful towards the men under his command, Winters would shape the lives of his soldiers in arms for eternity as he would shape … Continue reading “Outstanding Veterans”: Major Dick Winters
New Blog Series: “Outstanding Veterans”
Memorial Day and Veterans Day, held respectively in May and November of each year, are federal holidays enacted to honor Armed Services members who have courageously defended our great nation. The familiar moniker "all gave some, some gave all" addressing military servicemen and women is a poignant statement that rings with truth. Two days out … Continue reading New Blog Series: “Outstanding Veterans”
“White House Kids” Series – Margaret Truman Daniel
Being a child of a President of the United States cannot at all times be pleasant - being the only child of a United States President, arguably one of the greatest President’s in our nation’s history, is a daunting fate. However, Margaret Truman, daughter of 33rd President Harry S. Truman, carried this burden with grace … Continue reading “White House Kids” Series – Margaret Truman Daniel
Apologies and Forgiveness for Executive Order 9066 – February Historical Events
The Japanese Empire’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 pulled the United States into the then-ongoing Second World War. Beyond the political and military mobilization that followed in response to the day’s destruction, racial tensions in the American public near-completely turned against citizens of Japanese descent, some of whom had lived in the … Continue reading Apologies and Forgiveness for Executive Order 9066 – February Historical Events
1942 + 80 Years – Operation Uranus: Turning the Tide in Europe
Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin shaking hands with German Minister of Foreign Affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop after signing the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact at the Kremlin, 1939. (Bundesarchiv - German Federal Archives) Elements of the German 3rd Panzer Army advancing through Belarus during Operation Barbarossa, 1941. (Public Domain) Soviet soldiers operating an anti-aircraft gun in defense of … Continue reading 1942 + 80 Years – Operation Uranus: Turning the Tide in Europe
1942 + 80 Years – Operation Watchtower: Going on the Offensive in the Pacific
U.S. Navy SBD-3 Dauntless airplanes preparing to attack the Japanese cruiser Mikuma during the Battle of Midway, June 1942. (National Archives and Records Administration) Photograph of the Japanese-built airfield - later called Henderson Field - on the island of Guadalcanal, July 1942. (Public Domain) U.S. Marines landing on the island of Guadalcanal on August 7, … Continue reading 1942 + 80 Years – Operation Watchtower: Going on the Offensive in the Pacific
1942 + 80 Years – Operation Torch: Breakthrough in North Africa
German field marshal Erwin Rommel observing the Battle of Alam el Halfa from a Sd.Kfz. 250, September 1942. (Bundesarchiv - German Federal Archives) British soldiers advancing during the Second Battle of El Alamein, October 1942. (Imperial War Museum) Soldiers from the British Indian Army standing at attention in North Africa, October 1940. Over 2.5 million … Continue reading 1942 + 80 Years – Operation Torch: Breakthrough in North Africa
New Blog Series: 1942 + 80 Years – Turning the Tide in World War II
Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill seated at the Tehran Conference, 1943. (Library of Congress) To commemorate the 80th year anniversary of the subject matter - as well as to observe and recognize Veterans Day - the Reagan Library Education Blog is pleased to announce its newest educational series on three major battles … Continue reading New Blog Series: 1942 + 80 Years – Turning the Tide in World War II
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