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United States Military Academy

Because of wartime gas rationing, Congress and the Administration debated cancelling the famous gridiron match-up between Army and Navy in 1942. President Roosevelt found a novel solution.

In the weeks after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese conquered most of the areas of Southeast Asia that produced rubber and cut off supply to the U.S.

The United States Military Academy turns 200 this year. West Point has
grown with the nation—and, more than once, saved it.

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