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July 15, 1941: First Contract for the Jeep is Awarded
STORY SNAPSHOT1. On July 15, 1941, Willys-Overland signed a contract with the U.S. Army to make vehicles. The Army needed a four-wheel, small truck...
March 31, 1941: Rosie Begins Riveting
STORY SNAPSHOTOn March 31, 1941, 25 women began their skilled jobs at a Vultee airplane factory, a...
Elinor Otto, the Longest Working Rosie the Riveter
Elinor Otto, a riveter, retired from the Boeing airplane factory in Long Beach, California in 2014 at the age of 94. She...
Students Give Voice to Rare Manuscript Found at Auschwitz
STORY SNAPSHOTProfessor Patricia Hall is a professor of music theory at the University of Michigan. Prof. Hall...
Betty Bishop Attends “Miss Betty” Dedication
STORY SNAPSHOTBetty Webster graduated from high school in 1943 in Tidioute, Pennsylvania. As soon as she turned...
Tuskegee Airmen Defined by Excellence and Extraordinary Perseverance
STORY SNAPSHOT• Harold Brown...
The Mold in Dr. Florey’s Coat was Penicillium
STORY SNAPSHOTAlexander Fleming discovered penicillin in England in 1928. It was a substance produced by the mold,...
D-Day Meteorologists Had Pressure Everywhere
STORY SNAPSHOTMeteorologists (weather forecasters) did not have computers or data from satellites during World War II (1939-1945)....
Heroes in the Cockpit: Vito and Geraldine Pedone (Part 2)
May 6, 2020 - As part of Lesson Plan #6 - Technology and Heroes in the Cockpit, the following is Part 2...
Heroes in the Cockpit: Vito and Geraldine Pedone (Part 1)
May 6, 2020 - As part of Lesson Plan #6 - Technology and Heroes in the Cockpit, the following is Part 1...