Today in World War II History—Oct. 16, 1940 & 1945
Friday, October 16, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
J. Robert Oppenheimer, first director of Los Alamos National Laboratory (US Department of Energy photo)
80 Years Ago—Oct. 16, 1940: “R-Day” (Registration Day): In US, all men aged 21-36 register for the draft (16 million men).
The Warsaw Ghetto is officially established with more than 35,000 Jews inside.
75 Years Ago—Oct. 16, 1945: Robert Oppenheimer resigns as director of Los Alamos facility of the Manhattan Project.
