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US enters World War II
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Establishes the Commission to: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation and internment of thousands of American civilians during World War II under E.O. 9066 and the impact of that Order on American citizens and resident aliens; (2) review directives of US military forces requiring the relocation and internment of American citizens, including Aleut civilians and permanent resident aliens of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands; and (3) recommend appropriate remedies.
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Persons of Japanese ancestry arrive at the Santa Anita Assembly Center from San Pedro. Evacuees lived at this center at the former Santa Anita race track before being moved inland to relocation centers. Clem Albers, Arcadia, CA, April 5, 1942. (Photo No. 210-G-3B-414) National Archives
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signed into law by President Ronald Reagan