Today in World War II History—June 8, 1943
Thursday, June 8, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
US poster for the Victory Home campaign, WWII (US Office of War Information poster No.41)
80 Years Ago—June 8, 1943: US begins the “Victory Home” campaign to encourage conservation, scrap collection, war bond purchases, and other patriotic wartime activities.
Los Angeles City Council bans wearing of zoot suits favored by Mexican-Americans in effort to stop Zoot Suit Riots (attacks by servicemen on Latinos).
Japanese battleship Mutsu is sunk in an explosion at Hiroshima, Japan, possibly caused by sabotage by a disgruntled crewman, 1121 killed.
