This grew out of my Down Da Road I Go Blog which now has become primarily what I'm doing and music. I was getting so much history in it, I spun this one off and now have World War II and War of 1812 blogs which came off this one. The Blog List below right has all the way too many blogs that I write.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
The American Legion-- 1920s and 1930s
AUGUST 9, 1921
The Legion's efforts result in the creation of the U.S. Veterans Bureau, forerunner of today's Veterans Administration.
JULY 17, 1925
The Legion creates the American Legion Baseball program. About 82,000 youths play Legion ball each year.
SEPTEMBER 1932
The Sons of the American Legion is officially recognized at the National Convention in Portland, Oregon.
JUNE 23 , 1935
The First American Legion Boys State convenes in Springfield, Illinois. Today, more than 19,500 young men participate in this as well as 98 in Boys Nation.
JUNE 11, 1938
The final round of the Legion's first annual National High School Oratorical Contest is conducted in Norman, Oklahoma. Today, more than 3,400 high school students compete in this.
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