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1940s

  • The Battle of the Atlantic

    The Battle of the Atlantic
    The Battle of the Atlantic went from September 1939 - May 1945. It was the longest Military campaign in WWll and was a major part of Naval history in the War. The Battle of the Atlantic was fought by Germany and Italy vs the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy and United States Navy.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was from the10th of July - 31st of October in 1940. Which was a big turning point in the war when Germany failed to gain Air Superiority over Britains Royal Air Force despite all the bombings on Military bases and mainly the Civilization.
  • First time color used on TV

    First time color used on TV
    The first time color was used on tv was when CBS started experimenting with live cameras. Then NBC made its first colored test on Television and after that CBS did color test daily.
  • The Military Draft

    The Military Draft
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway June 4th-7th of 1942 only six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the battle of Coral sea. The Battle resulted in the defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy inflicting devastating damage to the fleet and was one of the most decisive blows in Naval history.
  • Invasion of Italy

    Invasion of Italy
    The Invasion of Italy September 3, 1943- September 16, 1943 was when the Allies landed troops in Italy to stop support that they were giving to Germany. They believed invading Italy would remove it from the fight and the Axis powers in the Mediterranean Sea which would open supply routes for the Allies.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history. It began the liberation of German occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control and made victory possible for the allies on the Western front. It came at a cost of many lives on both sides Germany lost about 4,000-9,000 men and the allies lost about 10,000 men with 4,414 confirmed dead.
  • Kamikaze

    Kamikaze
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki
  • Microwave

    Microwave
    Microwaves became more popular and something everyone needed because it made cooking easier for people that didn't want to sit in the kitchen all day and looks not that different from a microwave today but way better.