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.
Frederick Douglass's seven grandchildren: the Douglasses. Frederick Aaron Douglass; Jean Hewlett Douglass; Lewis Henry Douglass; Maud Ardelle Douglass; Charles Paul Douglass; Gertrude Paul Douglass; Robert Small Douglass; Charles Remond Douglass (1844-1920) A. married Mary Elizabeth Murphy. Frederick Douglass's six grandchildren: the Douglasses