On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, granting the military broad authority to exclude individuals from designated areas. Though the order did not explicitly mention Japanese Americans, it became the legal basis for one of the most severe violations…
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On February 9, 1943, the war in the Pacific finally turned. The Battle of Guadalcanal, a pivotal conflict in the Pacific theater of World War II, unfolded for nearly seven months before the Allies finally prevailed. It marked a turning point in the war…
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On January 3, 1868, Japan experienced a transformative event that forever changed its political, social, and economic fabric—the Meiji Restoration. This monumental turning point marked the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal military government that had controlled Japan for over 260 years, and…
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It’s a date that will live in infamy. Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941. The Japanese sneak attack against the United States naval base on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, not only changed the course of American history, but world history  The attack, consisting of surprise aerial…
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