World War II rationing of meat, fats and cheese began, limiting American consumers to store purchases of an average of about two pounds a week for beef, pork, lamb and mutton using a coupon system.
This poster, from the Office of Price Administration, explains the new system of point rationing during World War II in the U.S., seen Feb. 19, 1943. On March 29, 1943, World War II rationing of meat, fats and cheese began, limiting American consumers to store purchases of an average of about two pounds a week for beef, pork, lamb and mutton using a coupon system.
In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted in New York of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. Iranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 10 US troops and damages several planesPanicked travelers hear a new message from airports: Don’t get here so earlyIn 1961, the 23rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. In 1971, Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was convicted of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians in the 1968 My Lai massacre. In 1971, a jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. In 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1974, a group of Chinese farmers digging a well struck fragments of terra-cotta buried underground; archaeologists would ultimately discover terra-cotta sculptures of more than 8,000 soldiers and other figures. The “Terra-cotta Army” would become one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. In 1984, under the cover of early morning darkness, the Baltimore Colts football team left its home city of three decades, sending the team’s equipment to Indianapolis in moving trucks without informing Baltimore city or Maryland state officials. In 2004, President George W. Bush welcomed seven former Soviet-bloc nations into NATO during a White House ceremony. In 2021, salvage teams using powerful tugboats set free an enormous container ship that was wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week, blocking all ship traffic on the vital waterway and disrupting the global shipping system.Actor Lucy Lawless is 58.Colorado doctor refused to call 911, start CPR before man’s death, indictment saysDenver Summit FC shatters U.S. attendance record for a pro women's sports event with 63,004 fansFemale-focused ski fest, famous for its naked lap, will go on despite no snow for skiing Cherry Creek Schools investigation targets $3 million in contracts with education firm, international travelWhy I'm ditching Diana DeGette and backing Wanda James
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