#893 How did America build so many Liberty ships in World War 2?
How did America build so many Liberty ships in World War 2? They could build so many because of the way the ships were built, new technologies, their infrastructure, and…
#684 Why was the Manhattan Project called the Manhattan Project?
Why was the Manhattan Project called the Manhattan Project? It was named after the city where its headquarters were originally located. The concept for the Manhattan Project began when Otto…
#361 Why were alarm clocks the first consumer goods to stop being rationed during World War 2?
Why were alarm clocks the first consumer goods to stop being rationed during World War 2? Because, as you would expect, people couldn’t wake up in time to work. People…
#235 When did rationing in the UK end after World War 2?
I learned this today. Rationing in the UK during World War 2 started in September 1939 and ended on July 4th, 1954. Rationing is not an idea that started in…
#169 When did the UK finish paying its World War 1 and 2 debts?
I learned this today. The UK finished paying its World War 2 debt on 29th December 2006 and its World War 1 debt on 9 March 2015. Fighting World War…