Félix Éboué

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

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People celebrate in Times Square in New York City, New York on V-E Day (Victory in Europe), May 8, 1945.

70th Anniversary of V-E Day

Map/infographic of the Dunkirk Evacuation May 26-June 4, 1940. World War II. France. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Dunkirk Evacuation

Normandy Invasion: Overview infographic. D-Day. World War II. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

How the Normandy Invasion Happened: Infographic Overview

pg 159Explosions rock American base at Pearl Harbor following surprise Japanese attack, December 7, 1941.To Japan, an eventual attack on the United States, specifically on the island outpost of Hawaii, was aninevitable beginning of military action agains

Pearl Harbor in Context

Smoke billowing 20,000 feet above Hiroshima, Japan, from the first atomic bomb every dropped in World War II.

70 Years After Hiroshima

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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

Washington, D.C. locator map.

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Andrew Jackson delivering a speech while on his way to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration in 1829. From Harper's Weekly, 1881.

5 Remarkably Close U.S. Presidential Elections

Close-up of ostriches (Struthio camelus) necks and heads; location unknown.

6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds

Panama Canal infographic

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm

9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us)

Félix Éboué: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Brian Weinstein, Eboué (1972).

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		May 13, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 29, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 22, 2023
	Modified link of Web site: BlackPast.org - Biography of Felix Eboue.	Surabhi Sinha	Dec 11, 2013
	Bibliography reviewed.	Amy McKenna	Sep 29, 2006
	Article revised and updated.	Amy McKenna	Sep 29, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998