Despite fighting courageously against an enemy with superior firepower, MacArthur's forces were pushed steadily back and grew weaker by the day.
Wherever they were, however, those in the resistance did all they could to survive and prepare for MacArthur's promised return.
President Roosevelt signing the Declaration of war against Japan in December 1941.
On June 6, 1933, workers poured the first bucket of concrete that would build the dam.
The most dangerous phase of Hoover Dam's construction was building the diversion tunnels.
Building the 700 foot high dam was only one piece of the puzzle.
Workers moved the Colorado River from the bed it had known for 12 million years.
The start of construction on Hoover in 1930 held the promise of employment for thousands of workers in the Las Vegas area.
Boulder City was essentially a government reservation, constructed under the jurisdiction of the Reclamation Service.
Frank Crowe had a motto: Never my belly to a desk.
A self-described “old curmudgeon,” Harold Ickes next turned his sights on Six Companies’ management practices at the dam.
The coming together of what became Six Companies is a story of the melding of ambitions of maverick individuals, each driven by a desire to transform the emerging West.
