Sometimes the historical moments I share on this podcast are great moments in history, sometimes they're shocking moments, and sometimes they're sad. Today's episode falls under that last category. On February 20, 1942, thousands of people with Japanese ancestry, including U.S. citizens, were rounded up and sent to Japanese internment camps. They were treated like criminals and forced to live in poor conditions. It was a terrible time in history for sure. What else was being reported on such a sad day?

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SOURCES

“Advertisement: Silver State Baking Company.” The Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, Nevada), February 20, 1942. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Two Dead, 42 Hurt In Train Wreck.” Hattiesburg American (Hattiesburg, Mississippi), February 20, 1942. www.newspapers.com.

Brockell, Gillian. “The Dionne Quintuplets: The Exploitation of Five Girls Raised in a 'Baby Zoo'.” The Washington Post. WP Company, November 6, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/11/03/dionne-quintuplets-exploitation-five-girls-raised-baby-zoo/.

Chang, Rachel. “George Takei and Pat Morita's Harrowing Childhood Experiences in Japanese American Internment Camps.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, May 4, 2021. https://www.biography.com/news/george-takei-pat-morita-japanese-american-internment-camps.

“Dealing Death in Drag.” The Mob Museum, March 9, 2019. https://themobmuseum.org/blog/dealing-death-in-drag/.

“Dionne Quintuplets.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, June 13, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_quintuplets.

“Document for February 19th: Executive Order 9066: Resulting in the Relocation of Japanese.” National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed July 11, 2022. https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=219.

History.com Editors. “Japanese Internment Camps.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, October 29, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation.

Huey, Emily Inouye. “I'm a Pioneer: Finding Community after Prison Camp.” LDS Living. LDS Living, July 23, 2022. https://www.ldsliving.com/im-a-pioneer-finding-community-after-prison-camp/s/10842.

International News Service. “Two Members of Crime Ring Are Electrocuted.” The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), February 20, 1942. www.newspapers.com.

“The 'Little Doc' Steps Down.” The Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania), February 20, 1942. www.newspapers.com.

“Murder, Inc..” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 7, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder,_Inc.

“Orange Blossom Special (Train).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 24, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Blossom_Special_(train).

United Press. “President Authorizes Army to Prescribe Vital Defense Areas and Exclude Aliens, Citizens.” The Pomona Progress Bulletin (Pomona, California), February 20, 1942. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.