print email comment close The American Legion: History URL: http://www.legion.org/history Description: History of this organization "chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization." Covers relevant legislation, community service activities, programs (such as American Legion Baseball and support for the Boy Scouts), and other key events in the organization's history. From the website for the national headquarters of the American Legion. Publisher: The American Legion LII Database Information: Record 23452 created by Jennifer English on 03/05/2007 Last modification on 11/11/2009 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 09/11/2007 Published: 03/19/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23452