Feb. 19 marks the anniversary of an executive order that led to the involuntary detention of thousands of Japanese Americans in California and the U.S. as a whole. The order came in the wake of ...

104): Now therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States ... Military Commanders in carrying out this Executive Order, including the furnishing of medical ...

In past NAP issues, the Events Calendar section listed several Day of Remembrance (DOR) events occurring in Western Washington and even in Ontario, Oregon. This year has seen a record number of ...

On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This forced more than 125,000 Japanese Americans take just a small suitcase in hand. They were sent to camps in ...

On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. The executive ...

2/19/1942: President Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066. The Supreme Court would consider the constitutionality of this Executive Order in Korematsu v. U.S. (1944).

At the Illinois Holocaust Museum, soon to undergo a major renovation, a heart-tugging special exhibit in Skokie explores the ...

The free event commemorates the 82nd anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The order authorized the U.S. military to forcibly ...

An executive order from the desk of then-President Franklin Roosevelt. The notorious Order 9066 paved the way for imprisoning citizens, declaring the West Coast a war zone and thus permitting it to be ...

The surprise attack caught the U.S. military off-guard and ultimately brought the country into World War II.President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942.