The United States introduced its own nuclear program under the Army Corps of Engineers in June 1942. The U.S. needed to build an atomic weapon before Germany or Japan did. On May 12, 1942, President Roosevelt signed an order creating a secret project to develop the nuclear weapon.
Frederick Douglass was born on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. His mother was a slave and when Frederick was born, he became a slave, too. His birth name was Frederick Bailey. He did not know who his father was or the exact date of his birth.
For the Scottish family of Douglas see Earl of Douglas, Earl of Angus or House of Douglas. Douglas (occasionally spelled Douglass) is a common surname of Scottish origin, thought to derive from the Gaelic dubh glas, meaning black stream.There are numerous places in Scotland from which the surname is derived.or the Scottish family of Douglas see Earl of Douglas, Earl of Angus or House of Douglas. Douglas (occasionally spelled Douglass) is a common surname of Scottish origin, thought to derive from the Gaelic dubh glas, meaning black stream. There are numerous places in Scotland from which the surname is derived.