1936, a Year for the Worker: Factory Occupations and the Popular Front’s Victory in France
The election of the Popular Front government in France and a wave of factory occupations secured huge gains for French workers.
The election of the Popular Front government in France and a wave of factory occupations secured huge gains for French workers.
Wilma Betty Gray's WAC journey began when she boarded a train, destination unknown. Her assignment was Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the Manhattan Project.
While most people are familiar with the names of “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” as the atomic weapons used over Japan, what they may not be familiar with was how different the respective technologies of each bomb were and why this difference mattered.
Navy Ensign John Joseph Parle risked his own life to save a ship and ensure a successful Allied amphibious invasion of Sicily in 1943.
Operation Rashness, a major fall offensive intended to seize a port on China’s southeast coast, would open sea lines of communication into China for the first time in several years while providing a base of operations for the invasion of southern Japan.
Join us in conversation with Robin Judd, author of Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides after the Holocaust.
Join Bing and the Belles as they look back on his USO performances during World War II and sing his wartime hits.
Learn more about the BB's Stage Door Canteen original show Rosie! and how it honors the millions of American women who entered the workforce during World War II.