by superadmin | Mar 31, 2021 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, bugs bunny day, history, War Bonds, wwii
Still frame of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in Any Bonds Today? (1942), a Warner Bros. cartoon produced with the United States Treasury Department to promote the purchase of war bondsAt the time of WWII, American’s could not escape the global grasp of war...
by superadmin | Mar 17, 2021 | Adm. Nimitz, distance learning, education, history, pearl harbor, wwii
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN Oil on canvas by Adrian Lamb, 1960.Adm. Nimitz played a major role in the naval history of WWII holding the title of both Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas as well as the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. During his...
by superadmin | Jan 31, 2021 | History Yalta Conference #BOWFINandBEYOND, wwii
Yalta Conference: Churchill, Roosevelt, StalinThe Yalta Conference was held February 4–11, 1945. It was code-named “Argonaut” to conceal the fact that the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union were assembling to discuss the postwar...
by superadmin | Dec 30, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, distance learning, Fire prevetion, history, smokey bear, wwii
1989; Smokey Bear poster showing a half body image of Smokey pointing at the audience with one hand while holding a shovel in the other hand. Poster reads “Only You”. This work is maintained in the National Agricultural Library, in Beltsville, MD.“Remember...
by superadmin | Oct 11, 2020 | Artifacts, Bowfin Submarine Museum, pearl harbor, USS Trout, wwii
Letter addressed to and from Charlotte Brownlow Brownlow was one of the older and more experienced sailors aboard USS Trout. The average age of a WWII submarine skipper was only 32More than a few enlisted men lied about their age to join the Navy, and some were...
by superadmin | Aug 1, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, distance learning, history, Pearl Habor, VJ Day, wwii
Surrender CeremonyOn August 14, 1945, The Japanese accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration and agreed to surrender, ending World War II. It is known as V-J Day! Announcing the news to the country in the evening, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a two-day...