Executive Order 9066

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Japanese American internment: dispossession

Japanese American internment: removal

Dorothea Lange: photograph of a store owner's response to anti-Japanese sentiment

Japanese American internment: children

concentration camp

Entrance to the Manzanar War Relocation Center

Japanese American internment camps

Manzanar War Relocation Center near Lone Pine, Calif.; photograph by Ansel Adams, 1943.

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High school recess period, Manzanar Relocation Center (internment camp, Japanese-Americans), near Lone Pine, California. Photograph by Ansel Adams, 1943.

What Was Life Like in Japanese American Internment Camps?

In 1942 the West Coast was swept by a wave of what approached hysteria over the presence of large numbers of Japanese-American. Sign on Japanese-American store in Oakland, Calif., 1942. Photograph by Dorothea Lange

The Legacy of Order 9066 and Japanese American Internment

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

Battle of Midway infographic: 1 of 4

Maps of the Battle of Midway

Photo shows captured German soldiers, their uniforms tattered from the battle, making their way in the bitter cold through the ruins of Stalingrad, January 1943. World War II Battle of Stalingrad Russia

Timeline of the Battle of Stalingrad

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Bakers Dozen of Donuts, or Paczki's

Why Is a Baker’s Dozen 13?

Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos)

Behind the Scenes: 9 Historical Inspirations for Game of Thrones

American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

Grasshopper on white background. (bug; insect)

Would You Eat Bugs?

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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Japanese American internment: dispossession

Japanese American internment: removal

Dorothea Lange: photograph of a store owner's response to anti-Japanese sentiment

Japanese American internment: children

concentration camp

Entrance to the Manzanar War Relocation Center

Japanese American internment camps

Manzanar War Relocation Center near Lone Pine, Calif.; photograph by Ansel Adams, 1943.

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Executive Order 9981