American History Archives - Page 24 of 45 - Daily Dose Documentary
  • July 19, 2022

    Zoot Suit Riots of 1943

    The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 occurred at a time when it was unpatriotic to wear certain materials that defied the war effort narrative, causing friction between minorities who wore zoot suits and servicemen who were offended.

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  • zoot suit minorities lined up outside of Los Angeles Police Department bus during zoot suit riots of 1943
  • July 18, 2022

    History of Yosemite National Park

    Yosemite national park consists of 1,187 square miles in California, 95% of which is designated remote wilderness. Every year as many as five million visitors come to see a small sliver of Yosemite Valley.

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  • Yosemite national park valley with El Capitan
  • July 8, 2022

    Internment of Japanese Americans During WWII

    After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, FDR signed executive order 9066 leading to the Internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans until nearly six months after WWII ended.

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  • Japanese Americans detained in internment camps during WWII
  • July 5, 2022

    The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was caused by the ideological differences between Congress and the president during the post-civil war reconstruction era.

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  • Impeachment hearing for President Andrew Johnson
  • July 1, 2022

    Canyon de Chelly

    Canyon de Chelly is a Navajo Nation-owned and operated national park with over 83,000 acres and a continuous lineage of Native American inhabitation.

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  • Canyon side pueblos within Canyon de Chelly
  • June 29, 2022

    Poor People’s Campaign

    After MLK’s assassination, his vision for the Poor People’s Campaign of civil rights was brought to reality during a six-week protest in Washington D.C., resulting in clashes with police, arrests, and little in the way of resolution.

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  • Poor people's campaign protests on Washington D.C.
  • June 20, 2022

    Orangeburg Massacre: South Carolina’s Deadly Struggle for Civil Rights

    The widely underreported Orangeburg Massacre caused by a South Carolina bowling alley owner who refused entry to blacks would result in three dead and many more injured by police.

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  • Orangeburg South Carolina bowling alley protest turns deadly in Orangeburg Massacre