Liveblogging World War II: November 28, 1942
The first production Ford bomber,: the B-24 Liberator rolled off the assembly line at Ford's massive Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The U.S. government asks its people to make a truly noble sacrifice--forgoing coffee. The government put the pinch to caffeine addicts across the nation, announcing coffee rationing to help aid the war effort.