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Tag Archives: World War II
Pearl Harbor’s Role in Popularizing Surfing
We all have our hobbies, ranging from knitting to metalworking, reading the classics, or computer programming, and many, many more. However, we do not always know the origins of our hobbies. Granted, the majority probably emerged in mundane circumstances, but … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Military History
Tagged Clay Blair Jr., Hawaii, Hawaiian culture, Pearl Harbor, Surfing history, Surfing origins, World War II
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Meat, Manliness, and Marketing: The National Live Stock and Meat Board
“Beef. It’s what’s for dinner.” So, Sam Elliot in his deep, husky drawl immortalized one of the most famous meat slogans in recent memory. The National Live Stock and Meat Board invented this piece of Americana and linked meat-eating to … Continue reading
Heart Mountain through Pencil and Paper
It was 1942; Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor, and the American people were worried about Japanese spies on American soil. Amid the tension of WWII following the bombing, the U.S. government believed that the best course of action to … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Wyoming
Tagged Arthur Ishigo, Estelle Ishigo, Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Interpretative Center, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, Internment Camp Life, Japanese American Experience, Japanese American Internment, World War II
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Celebrating UW Veterans
Being a land-grant university, the University of Wyoming is no stranger to military service. Currently home to the Army ROTC Cowboy Battalion and the Air Force ROTC 940th Cadet Wing, military service at UW stretches back to the university’s early … Continue reading
From Manhattan Project Scientist To Anti-Nuclear Crusader
Dr. Harrison Brown found ways to separate plutonium to devise the world’s first atomic weapons and then spent the rest of his life urging the abolition of those same deadly devices. He was born in Sheridan, Wyoming, on September 26, … Continue reading
Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher Leads at World War II’s Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway occurred June 3 to June 7, 1942 – six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. One of Japan’s main goals during World War II was to remove the United States as a Pacific Power in … Continue reading
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel: Bungler or Fall Guy?
The Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, was one of the most unforgettable events in U.S. history. It catapulted the country into World War II. The need to understand events and point the finger of blame led to nine … Continue reading
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah) – The Story of Murray C. Bernays
Murray C. Bernays, a name perhaps not known to most, was responsible for constructing the legal framework and procedures for the Nuremberg War Crime Trials after World War II. His work was of utmost importance as it helped bring justice … Continue reading
George Teeple Eggleston and the America First Movement
Before the United States entered World War II, there was a popular movement to keep the U.S. out of the fray. The controversial America First Committee (AFC), founded in September 1940, was the foremost U.S. non-intervention pressure group against American … Continue reading →