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20h 55min, feb 1, 1942 y - Creation of the Navajo codetalkers

Description:

On February 1st, 1942, WW1 Veteran Phillip Johnston came up with the idea to have the military use the Navajo language as a military code language. Eventually, he went to Camp Elliot and got his idea greenlit.

Added to timeline:

4 Feb 2021

Date:

20h 55min, feb 1, 1942 y
Now
~ 82 years ago