Maj James A. Ellison reviews first class of Tuskegee Airmen, returning the salute of Mac Ross, one of the first graduates, Tuskegee Army Air Field, AL, 1941 (US Air Force photo: 20790 AC) 85 Years Ago—Mar. 22, 1941: US 99th Pursuit Squadron is activated at Chanute Field, IL; will become the all-Black Tuskegee Airmen. Grand Coulee Dam opens in Washington state, the world’s largest source of electric power. Actor James Stewart is inducted into the US Army. Grand Coulee Dam, 1942 (Library of Congress: LC-USW33- 035035-C)The post Today in World War II History—March 22, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.