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Japanese Relocation Centers

During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were put in camps Japanese-American Internment Camp: Tule Lake, California Related Links Asian Pacific American Heritage Month…

Dorie Miller

Doris "Dorie" Miller was an African-American navy man recognized as one of the first national heroes of World War II. From outside of Waco, Texas, Miller was a messman -- and boxing champ -- aboard…

James King

Name at birth: Jamie King James (now Jaime) King was a famously troubled teen supermodel of the 1990s; she was "discovered" at 14, a success at 15 and a heroin user at 16. After well-publicized…

James Doolittle

James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle became a national hero and received the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor for leading a carrier-based bomber attack on Tokyo, Japan during World War II, in April of…

Hideki Tojo

Hideki Tojo was the Army general and prime minister who led Japan through much of World War II and was later executed as a war criminal. In the 1930s, Hideki Tojo fought in the Sino-Japanese war,…

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale wowed critics and audiences with her comedic performance in the BBC television movie Cold Comfort Farm (1995), but her breakthrough into leading roles came opposite Ben Affleck in the…

Kenneth Taylor 2006 Deaths

Kenneth TaylorAge: 86 Army Air Corps pilot who was one of the first two American pilots to take to the air and shoot down a Japanese plane during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.Died: Tuscon…

Walter Lord 2002 Deaths

Walter LordAge: 84 historian who penned the best-selling A Night to Remember, the definitive chronicle of the sinking of the Titanic and the basis for the 1997 film Titanic. Lord also wrote…

Hirohito

Hirohito ruled Japan for more than six decades of the 20th century, during a period in which the nation aggressively pursued political dominance in Asia, withstood the devastation of World War II and…

Wars

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Wars Where can I find out all about a war? Who started World War I? What were the causes of the Civil War? What happened during the Holocaust…