Battle of Iwo Jima In Depth

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Jimmy Carter was a state senator and governor of Georgia before being elected as the 39th U.S. President. Carter’s single-term presidency would be overshadowed by inflation and a challenging series of foreign affairs.

From colonial times through the industrial revolution, child labor in America grew to a staggering 18% of the American workforce. It wasn’t until the 20th Century when reforms would be made.

Anne Frank was a young Jewish refugee living in Amsterdam during the Nazi invasion. With her family, they would hide in a secret annex for over two years before being discovered.

The Statue of Liberty was conceived, designed and constructed by the French to honor the centennial of America’s Declaration of Independence. The statue arrived in New York Harbor in 1886 and has become an iconic national monument.

Alexander Hamilton was born in the Caribbean in 1755 and would move to New York in 1772, just in time to play a pivotal role in America’s push for independence. His valor and strategy on the battlefield elevated him to political office before an affair cost him everything.

Billie Holiday, born in 1915, was a singer who rose from poverty and prostitution to become one of the most iconic and highest-paid jazz musicians of the 20th century.

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.