1 Jul 1939
United States
United States
- (appx date) Planning of the new Essex-class carrier began at the United States Navy's Bureau of Ships at the Washington Navy Yard. ww2dbase [Essex-class | Washington Navy Yard | Washington DC | DS]
19 Sep 1940
United States
United States
- British members of the Tizard scientific mission met with their American counterparts at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC, United States and began exchanging results of their scientific research up to that point, including and especially their radar technology. All by itself, this first meeting almost immediately led to vast improvements to radar on both sides and also led to further advancements in related areas, such as development of the proximity fuze. ww2dbase [Vannevar Bush | VT Radio Proximity | Washington DC | DS]
23 Dec 1999
United States
United States
- President Clinton granted a full pardon to Freddie Meeks, one of the few surviving members of the original 50 "mutineers" (Meeks was the only one of the 50 to formally apply for a pardon). ww2dbase [Port Chicago Naval Munitions Explosion | Washington DC | DS]
17 Jul 2019
United States
United States
- 75 years after the Port Chicago explosion of 17 Jul 1944, by act of Congress, all 50 African-American sailors charged with mutiny following their refusal to resume loading munitions (all of whom had passed away) were fully exonerated of all charges and their records restored. ww2dbase [Port Chicago Naval Munitions Explosion | Washington DC | DS]
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