From the Oakland (Cal.) Post by Tanya Dennis.
On May 26, 2012, the Rosie the Riveter Home Front National Park visitors center opened. The national park opened in 2000.
The United States was profoundly affected by World War II and this had an effect on the roles of women, blacks and migration to California.
Henry J. kaiser hired 98,000 people, working three shifts around the clock. Using prefabrication, he could build a Victory Ship in 4 days, 15 hours and 23 minutes using unskilled labor.
He built 747 ships in three years and eight months at his Richmond, California, shipyards, essentially launching a new ship every other day.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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