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World War II

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    War begins.
  • Invasion of Norway

    Invasion of Norway

  • Battle of Flanders

    Battle of Flanders

  • Battle of Kiev

    Battle of Kiev

  • Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

  • Italy Surrenders to Allies

    Italy Surrenders to Allies

  • D-Day Landings

    D-Day Landings

    On this day, US, Canadian, and British troops invaded Normandy, France in an all out assault. The airborne assault began at midnight, and the infantry landed at 6:30am.
  • Franklin Roosevelt Dies; Truman Takes Office

    Franklin Roosevelt Dies; Truman Takes Office

  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler Commits Suicide

  • Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

    Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

    To put an end to Japanese resistance, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima

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