The start of the war is generally held to be at dawn on Friday, 1 September
1939, when German troops and tanks raided the Polish countryside,
destroying everything in their path. A little over an hour later, Nazi
dive-bombers were attacking the civilians of Poland’s capital city
of Warsaw. The bombing destroyed cities, railroads, and military
bases. Britain and France declared war on Germany two days
later.

 
A German air patrol fly’s over Poland

Polish oil and gas tanks are set aflame by the German
bombardment at Westerplatte

Nazi soldiers march on Poland

1923 brochure

NOTE: Due to the discovered effects of lead poisoning by the Consumer
Product Safety Commission, laws banning the use of lead house paint
were not passed until 1971, when a phase out began. The Chemical’s
use was not fully banned until 1978. 

Chicago, 1952

Douglas MacArthur giving the keynote address

Convention delegates show their support for Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Phrase “I Like Ike” became one of the most famous campaign slogans in
U.S. history.

U.S. Sen. Richard Nixon and Dwight D. Eisenhower with their wives at the
1952 Republican convention

President George W. Bush looks out the window of Air Force
One as it flies over New Orleans to survey the damage left by
Katrina on Aug. 31, 2005.

The first Republican National Convention was held at Lafayette Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 22–February 23, 1856. At this convention, the Republican Party was formally organized on a national basis, and the first Republican National Committee was elected. The first Republican National Convention to nominate a presidential candidate convened from June 17–-June 19, 1856 at the Musical
Fund Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 1860 convention nominated the
first successful GOP presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois.