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The United States VIII Bomber Command, later to become the Eighth Air Force, is established in Savannah, Georgia. January 25 – WWII: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom. [1] January 26 – WWII: The first American forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland.
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The National War Labor Board, commonly the War Labor Board (NWLB or WLB), was an independent agency of the United States government, established January 12, 1942, by an executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the purpose of which was to mediate labor disputes as part of the American home front during World War II.
The history of the United States from 1917 to 1945 was marked by World War I, the interwar period, the Great Depression, and World War II. The United States tried and failed to broker a peace settlement for World War I , then entered the war after Germany launched a submarine campaign against U.S. merchant ships that were supplying Germany's ...
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February 7 – United States Maritime Commission fleet operations are transferred to the War Shipping Administration (lasting until September 1, 1946). February 8 WWII: Battle of Singapore : Japanese forces of the 5th Division and 18th Division (some 23,000 men) begin to cross the Johor Strait and attack the Australian 22nd Brigade (some 3,000 ...
This is in stark contrast to other warring and Anglosphere nations during the period, with voting turnout being 71.1% in 1935 and 72.8% in 1945 in the UK; 69.9% in 1940 and 75.3% in 1945 for Canada, and 94.82% in 1940 and 95.13% in 1943 in Australia. This turnout was and still is historically low, with no other US biennial election yielding so ...
The first edition was issued in 1935; before the 1973/74 edition it was known as the United States Government Organization Manual. The Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.