▲ 213 ▼ Trump-appointed board renames Kennedy Center to 'Trump Kennedy Center' (www.rawstory.com) submitted 7 months ago by just_another_person@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago (1 child) To be fair, yes, it was originally the Dept. of War. It actually is more honest. Even a broken clock is right twice a day, yadda yadda. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mercano@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 child) When it was the War Department, it only managed the Army, the Navy had its own cabinet secretary & department, and the Air Force was still part of the Army. When it was all military forces were brought under a single department, it got renamed so it didn’t look like the Navy was being made subservient to the Army. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago Good historical context, thank you. I'm not American so I wasn't aware of these nuances :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mercano@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 child) When it was the War Department, it only managed the Army, the Navy had its own cabinet secretary & department, and the Air Force was still part of the Army. When it was all military forces were brought under a single department, it got renamed so it didn’t look like the Navy was being made subservient to the Army. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago Good historical context, thank you. I'm not American so I wasn't aware of these nuances :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago Good historical context, thank you. I'm not American so I wasn't aware of these nuances :) permalink fedilink source parent