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The Bell Bomber plant transformed Marietta—and helped the Allies win World War II. On this day in 1942, construction began on the Bell Aircraft Corporation plant that built more than 600 B-29s during the war.

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Today In Georgia History - Just another WordPress site

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He was one of the most powerful Americans of the 20th century and served in public office for more than half of it.

Richard Brevard Russell, Jr., born in Winder in 1897, graduated from the University of Georgia's Law School. He immediately entered politics, winning election to the state legislature at 23. At 33, he was governor.

Two years later, Russell won election to the U.S. Senate. He never left, serving there 38 years, until his death in 1971.

He became a lion of the Senate, where he championed agriculture and school lunches. Georgia's senior senator was a powerful authority on military and defense policy, and a fierce opponent of all civil rights legislation.

During the Cold War, Russell served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He secured funding for 15 military installations in Georgia. On the Appropriations Committee, he brought more than 25 research facilities to the state, including the Centers for Disease Control. Dean Rusk said Russell's power was second only to the president's.

The man who served as advisor for six presidents was born on November 2, 1897, Today in Georgia History.

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Richard B. Russell - Today In Georgia History

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He was one of the most powerful Americans of the 20th century and served in public office for more than half of it. Richard Brevard Russell, Jr., born in Winder in 1897, graduated from the University of Georgia's Law School. He immediately entered politics, winning election to the state legislature at 23.

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World War II had a global impact and it transformed Georgia as well. Some 320,000 Georgians served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the war, and thousands of others, including historic numbers of women, served in wartime industries.

The war brought an infusion of federal dollars into Georgia. Every major Georgia city housed a military installation, thanks primarily to Congressman Carl Vinson and Senator Richard Russell. Fort Benning in Columbus was the largest infantry training school in the world; Robins Field in Macon employed 13,000 civilians; the University of Georgia's Naval school trained 2,000 combat pilots, and Hunter Field in Savannah and Camp Gordon in Augusta trained enlisted men for battlefields. In Marietta, 28,000 Georgians worked at the Bell Bomber plant, while thousands of shipyard workers in Savannah and Brunswick built nearly 200 Liberty ships to transport men and supplies to the front.

World War II ended the Great Depression in Georgia, transformed the state's economy, and accelerated urbanization and changes in race relations. Its impact was felt long after President Harry Truman declared an official end to World War II on December 31, 1946, Today in Georgia History.

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World War II had a global impact and it transformed Georgia as well. Some 320,000 Georgians served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the war, and thousands of others, including historic numbers of women, served in wartime industries. The war brought an infusion of federal dollars into Georgia.

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Carl Vinson believed public service was an honorable profession, and by the time he retired, he had served in Congress longer than anyone in history. Vinson was born in Baldwin County in 1883. In 1914 he became the youngest member of Congress and served over 50 years, 25 consecutive terms. Vinson became an expert on

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Video- December 7, 1941: The Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor

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Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military.

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Rep. Carl Vinson "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"

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Rep. Carl Vinson "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"

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Carl Vinson "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"

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Infograph: The Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor

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Infograph: The Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor