Norman Mineta Joins the Cabinet
Norman Mineta became US Secretary of Commerce, the first Asian American to hold a presidential Cabinet post; he later led the Transportation Department through 9/11. (Shares Jul 21 with the Liberation of Guam.)
Sources
- commerce.gov commerce.gov/about/history/past-secretaries/norman-y-mineta
- encyclopedia.densho.org encyclopedia.densho.org/Norman_Mineta
Also on July 21
1944