On this day in 1942, FDR signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized military commanders to prescribe certain areas as "military zones," which made it legal to incarcerate Japanese Americans in US concentration camps.

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

This Day in History Class

On this day in 1942, FDR signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized the Secretary of War and military commanders to prescribe certain areas as "military zones," which made it legal to incarcerate Japanese Americans in US concentration camps.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 - Feb. 19, 1942

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