Deets On World War I & World War II Timeline (In Progress)
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Deets On World War I & World War II Timeline
The Odd Place of Homosexuality in the Military – The New York Times April 18, 1993
Henry Gerber – PBS May 22, 2000
How WWII Affected America’s Minorities – Los Angeles Times June 13, 2000
UNITED STATES | UNIFORM DISCRIMINATION: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy of the U.S. Military – Human Rights Watch February 1, 2003
Navajo Code Talker Samuel Tso – C-SPAN January 31, 2004
WWII Reunion: Navajo Code Talkers 1 – Library of Congress May 27, 2004
WWII Reunion: Navajo Code Talkers 2 – Library of Congress May 30, 2004
Pictures of African Americans During World War II – NATIONAL ARCHIVES October 13, 2005
Author wrote on history of gays in U.S. military – Los Angeles Times December 16, 2007
How The Real World Ended “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” – Brookings August 2008
First Person:Legacy Spar for Navajo Code Talkers – AP News November 10, 2009
Navajo Code Talkers Honored in New York – VOA News November 13, 2009
The President Signs Repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”: “Out of Many, We Are One” – The White House December 22, 2010
Joe Morris Sr. dies at 85; Navajo code talker during World War II – Los Angeles Times July 22, 2011
1917: American Indians volunteer for WWI – U.S. National Library of Medicine October 28, 2011
1941-45: American Indian war effort in World War II is remarkable – U.S. National Library of Medicine October 28, 2011
A Gay Soldier’s Story – BBC News March 19, 2012
NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S. ARMY – U.S. Army November 10, 2012
The Second World War – United States House of Representatives January 3, 2013
What Was Black America’s Double War? – PBS | The Root October 28, 2013
Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring Native American Code Talkers – C-SPAN November 20, 2013
World War One: The original code talkers – BBC News May 19, 2014
The Awkward Clinton-Era Debate Over ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – The Atlantic October 10, 2014
Between World Wars, Gay Culture Flourished In Berlin – NPR December 17, 2014
Minorities and Women During World War II – Brown University January 14, 2015
Secret World War II Chemical Experiments Tested Troops By Race – NPR June 22, 2015
code talker | United States history – Britannica June 29, 2015
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | United States policy – Britannica June 30, 2015
World War I and Postwar Society | The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship – Library of Congress August 16, 2015
‘NeuroTribes’ Examines The History — And Myths — Of The Autism Spectrum – NPR September 2, 2015
Navajo Code Talker Explains Role in WWII – USA Today November 11, 2015
Navajo Code Talker Explains Role in WWII – AP News November 11, 2015
The Early History of Autism in America – Smithsonian Magazine January 2016
Was Dr. Asperger A Nazi? The Question Still Haunts Autism – NPR January 20, 2016
Was this autism pioneer also a Nazi? – PBS NewsHour January 20, 2016
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – The New York Times March 17, 2016
How Exclusion From the Military Strengthened Gay Identity in America – Rolling Stone October 3, 2016
Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy Serving the Nation Since Its Birth – Naval History and Heritage Command December 9, 2016
African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home – The Conversation February 9, 2017
Smithsonian Unearthing Stories of First World War’s Native Americans – Military.com March 22, 2017
Diversity in World War I – NATIONAL ARCHIVES April 30, 2017
Fighting for Respect: Black Soldiers in World War I – Military.com May 7, 2017
The forgotten origins of the modern gay rights movement in WWI – The Conversation May 11, 2017
How WWI Sparked the Gay Rights Movement – Smithsonian Magazine May 15, 2017
Race and the Army During World War II | American Experience – PBS June 20, 2017
Marine Follows Code-Talker Grandfather’s Footsteps to Iwo Jima – U.S. Department of Defense August 2, 2017
African-Americans fighting fascism and racism, from WWII to Charlottesville – The Conversation August 21, 2017
Why African-American Soldiers Saw World War II as a Two-Front Battle – Smithsonian Magazine August 24, 2017
African Americans in World War II | Fighting for a Double Victory – The National WWII Museum August 29, 2017
African American World War I soldiers served at a time racism was rampant in the U.S. – The Washington Post September 22, 2017
Documentary Follows Navajo Code Talkers As They Return To WWII Battlefields – kpbs November 8, 2017
An Indigenous soldier’s story: equal on the battlefield, but not at home – CBC November 8, 2017
Honoring Native American Code Talkers – U.S. Department of the Interior November 9, 2017
American Indian Code Talkers – The National WWI Museum November 27, 2017
WATCH: President Trump meets World War II Navajo code talkers at White House – PBS NewsHour November 27, 2017
Trump calls Warren ‘Pocahontas’ at event honoring Native Americans – NBC News November 27, 2017
Trump refers to ‘Pocahontas’ during ceremony to honor Navajo code talkers – The Washington Post November 28, 2017
The incredible story of the Navajo Code Talkers that got lost in all the politics – CNN November 28, 2017
Belles in battle: how queer US soldiers found a place to express themselves in WWII – The Conversation December 18, 2017
WWII Reunion: Navajo Code Talkers 1 – Library of Congress January 24, 2018
WWII Reunion: Navajo Code Talkers 2 – Library of Congress January 25, 2018
Hear the Untold Story of a Canadian Code Talker from World War II | Short Film Showcase – National Geographic January 28, 2018
African-American Troops Fought to Fight in World War I – U.S. Department of Defense February 1, 2018
Ira Hayes and the History Behind the Famous Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Photo – teenVOGUE February 23, 2018
Hans Asperger ‘collaborated with Nazis’ in WWII – BBC April 19, 2018
Pioneering autism doctor Hans Asperger sent disabled children to be killed by Nazis, new study claims – Independent April 19, 2018
Autism doctor Hans Asperger aided Nazi “euthanasia” of children, documents show – CBS News April 19, 2018
Hans Asperger, hailed for autism research, may have sent child patients to be killed by Nazis – The Washington Post April 19, 2018
How American Racism Influenced Hitler – The New Yorker April 23, 2018
Why Did It Take So Long to Expose Hans Asperger’s Nazi Ties? – The Atlantic April 25, 2018
The truth about Hans Asperger’s Nazi collusion – nature May 8, 2018
Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna – review – The Guardian June 4, 2018
Was Autism a Nazi Invention? – The New York Times June 18, 2018
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Was a Complicated Turning Point for Gay Rights. 25 Years Later, Many of the Same Issues Remain – TIME July 19, 2018
National Navajo Code Talkers Day – U.S. Department of the Interior August 7, 2018
Were Gay Concentration Camp Prisoners ‘Put Back in Prison’ After World War II? – Snopes October 11, 2018
African-American Veterans Hoped Their Service in World War I Would Secure Their Rights at Home. It Didn’t | Opinion – TIME November 12, 2018
‘We Became Warriors Again’: Why World War I Was a Surprisingly Pivotal Moment for American Indian History – TIME November 23, 2018
The World War II battle against STDs – Vox December 21, 2018
The Buffalo Soldiers in WWI – National Park Service January 10, 2019
The incredible story of the Native American code talkers who outsmarted Japan during World War II – Business Insider January 15, 2019
Native Americans in World War II – National Park Service January 24, 2019
Medal of Honor review sought for minority World War I heroes – POLITICO April 18, 2019
Navajo Code Talker who fought in WWII dies at 97 – CNN May 13, 2019
Louis Levi Oakes, last WW II Mohawk code talker, dies at 94 – CBC May 29, 2019
Last of the Mohawk code talkers dies after finally being hailed a war hero – The Guardian June 3, 2019
On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Native Americans Remember Veterans’ Service and Sacrifices – Smithsonian Magazine June 5, 2019
‘I was just doing my job’: Seattle’s Chinese American veterans to receive long overdue honor from U.S. – The Seattle Times June 17, 2019
Why Japanese-Americans received reparations and African-Americans are still waiting – The Conversation July 17, 2019
Berlin remembers homosexuals killed by Nazis in World War II – DW July 27, 2019
Remembering the Navajo Code Talkers – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs August 14, 2019
WW2: What’s the secret language that helped win the war? – BBC September 19, 2019
First WWII Native American Medal of Honor recipient honored – U.S. Army November 21, 2019
How World War I Planted the Seeds of the Civil Rights Movement – Smithsonian Magazine January 27, 2020
An Unbreakable Code – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs February 18, 2020
The Battle of Iwo Jima and the unbreakable Navajo Code – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs February 19, 2020
When Jim Crow Reigned Amid the Rubble of Nazi Germany – The New York Times February 19, 2020
Honoring Black History World War II Service to the Nation – U.S. Army February 27, 2020
Pride Month: The Nazi Persecution of Gay People – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum June 3, 2020
African-Americans Are Highly Visible in the Military, but Almost Invisible at the Top – The New York Times May 25, 2020
African Americans in World War II – The National WWI Museum June 10, 2020
Alan Turing and the Hidden Heroes of Bletchley Park – The National WWII Museum June 24, 2020
Coming Out Under Fire: The Story of Gay and Lesbian Service Members – The National WWII Museum June 25, 2020
Returning From War, Returning to Racism – The New York Times July 30, 2020
Native Americans in the First World War and the Fight for Citizenship – Library of Congress August 4, 2020
How WWI Changed America: African Americans in WWI – National WWI Museum and Memorial August 5, 2020
The Real Reason the American Economy Boomed After World War II – The New York Times August 6, 2020
Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Human Rights Campaign August 12, 2020
Racism deprived Latino WWI hero Marcelino Serna of the Medal of Honor. He deserves it, advocates say. – NBC News September 2, 2020
The Glamour Boys: gay MPs who gave early warning of Nazi threat – The Guardian October 4, 2020
African Americans in the Military during World War I – NATIONAL ARCHIVES October 20, 2020
‘Jim Crow, Indian style’: How Native Americans were denied the right to vote for decades – The New York Times November 1, 2020
The Remarkable and Complex Legacy of Native American Military Service – Smithsonian Magazine November 11, 2020
Role of WWII Mexican American, Native American soldiers featured in Netflix’s ‘The Liberator’ – NBC News November 11, 2020
The True History of Netflix’s ‘The Liberator’ – Smithsonian Magazine November 11, 2020
World War I – Smithsonian | National Museum of the American Indian November 17, 2020
Featured Document Display: Honoring Native American Soldiers’ World War I Service – NATIONAL ARCHIVES November 19, 2020
Native Women and World War II – Smithsonian | National Museum of the Native American November 24, 2020
Chinese American WWII veterans honored with Congressional Gold Medal – NBC News December 10, 2020
Decade after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal, a ‘hurtful’ legacy remains – NBC News December 22, 2020
How Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has affected LGBTQ service members, 10 years after repeal – PBS NewsHour December 22, 2020
What It Was Like to Be Gay During WWII – Smithsonian Magazine February 3, 2021
African American Service and Racial Integration in the U.S. Military – U.S. Military February 23, 2021
LGBTQ+ History Month: gay victims and survivors of the Holocaust are often forgotten – we need to tell their stories – The Conversation February 24, 2021
A new state holiday in Arizona will honor the Navajo Code Talkers whose language formed a secret code to save lives – CNN March 30, 2021
Why It Took Decades for LGBTQ Stories to Be Included in Holocaust History – TIME April 7, 2021
The Nisei soldiers who fought WWII enemies abroad-and were seen as enemies back home – National Geographic May 18, 2021
Bill would award WWI Latino soldier Marcelino Serna the Medal of Honor – NBC News June 3, 2021
It’s time to talk about gay reparations and how they can rectify past persecutions of LGBTQ people – The Conversation June 7, 2021
LGBTQ+ in World War II – The National WWII Museum June 13, 2021
WWII codebreaker Alan Turing becomes 1st gay man on a British bank note – NBC News June 23, 2021
The U.S. Can’t Move Forward on LGBTQ Rights Without Reparations – TIME June 26, 2021
‘Harlem Hellfighters’ honored as 1st Black WWI regiment – ABC News August 25, 2011
LGBTQ veterans discharged dishonorably for sexual orientation to get full benefits, VA says – ABC News September 20, 2021
10 Years Later: Looking Back at the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – The White House September 20, 2021
LGBTQ Vets Discharged Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Have New Chance For Full Benefits – NPR September 21, 2021
Native American Fought With Distinction in World War II and Korea – U.S. Department of Defense November 1, 2021
Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk – NavyTimes November 7, 2021
A History of Military Service: Native Americans in the U.S. Military Yesterday and Today – USO November 8, 2021
One of the Last Navajo Code Talkers Shares Their Stories | Part I – United States Navy November 8, 2021
LGBTQ military leaders to salute on Veterans Day – NBC News November 11, 2021
Veterans Day legislation targets GI Bill racial inequities – AP News November 11, 2021
World War I’s Black veterans are often overlooked – The Washington Post November 11, 2021
Fighting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Paved the Way for Gay Rights – ForeignPolicy November 14, 2021
Julia Kabance, Oldest Known Woman Veteran of World War II, Dies at 111 – Smithsonian Magazine November 22, 2021
American Minority Groups in World War II: A Resource Guide – Library of Congress November 27, 2021
Blue and “Other Than Honorable” Discharges – National Park Service December 7, 2021
Gender, Expression, and WWII – National Park Service December 7, 2021
Native Americans Sailors in World War I | Wartime Graduates of Carlisle Indian Industrial School – Naval History and Heritage Command December 1, 2021
Many Black veterans were denied G.I. Bill benefits after World War II. Some lawmakers want to correct the historical error. – CBS News December 27, 2021
Day Of Remembrance Of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II – The White House February 18, 2022
How America Educated the Children of Nazis after World War II – TIME February 24, 2022
Congress is taking a good first step to address the mistreatment of LGBT veterans – The Washington Post March 14, 2022
D-Day Veterans Take Part In Ceremonies Marking 78th Anniversary Of Normandy Landing – MSNBC June 6, 2022
D-Day ceremony held at Normandy US cemetery – AP News June 6, 2022
Inspiring Stories About People Who Escaped The Holocaust – Weird History June 12, 2022
Concentration Camps Explained – The Infographics Show June 28, 2022
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