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Contents · Categories · Featured content · A–Z index The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly explosion that took place on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, in the United States. Munitions being loaded aboard a cargo vessel bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations detonated, killing 320 sailors and civilians and injuring 390 others. Most of the dead and injured were enlisted African American sailors. A month later, continuing unsafe conditions inspired hundreds of servicemen to refuse to load munitions, an act known as the Port Chicago Mutiny. Fifty men, called the Port Chicago 50, were convicted of mutiny and sentenced to long prison terms. Forty-seven of the 50 were released in January 1946; the remaining three served additional months in prison. During and after the trial, questions were raised about the fairness and legality of the court-martial proceedings. Due to public pressure, the United States Navy reconvened the courts-martial board in 1945; the court affirmed the guilt of the convicted men. Widespread publicity surrounding the case turned it into a cause célèbre among African Americans and liberal white Americans making it, along with other race-related Navy protests of 1944–1945, a significant motivator for the Navy to change its practices and begin in February 1946 to desegregate its forces. (more...) Recently featured: Domitian – Strapping Young Lad – Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy From Wikipedia's newest articles: July 17: Yama-boko Junkō in Kyoto, Japan; Constitution Day in South Korea More anniversaries: July 16 – July 17 – July 18 Eriophora heroine is a species of orb-weaver spider in the Eriophora genus. Many of the species in this genus, including E. heroine, were formerly members of Araneus. Recently featured: Apollo 11 launch – Wind Point Light – Storming of the Bastille Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects: This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 2,953,909 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below. lwyy.net

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