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U.S.' first offensive int WWII
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Jefferson Memorial is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson on his 200th birthday.
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Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. Discussed Operation Overlord.
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Allied invasion of Normandy
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Two ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago in CA killing 320 people.
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Continued until June 21
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President Roosevelt dies of a stroke. Truman becomes president.
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The Philippines become independent.
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The Truman Doctrine is announced to the U.S. Congress. When passed it would grant $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey to battle Communist terrorism
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Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposes aid extension to European nations for war recovery which would lead to Congressional approval of $12 billion over the following four years.
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Russia begins blockade of Allied sectors of Berlin.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed
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The Korean War begins its three-year conflict when troops of North Korea invade South Korea. This act leads to U.S. involvement when two days later, the United States Air Force and Navy are ordered by President Truman to the peninsula.
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President Truman speaks at the Japanese Peace Conference in San Francisco.
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Hydrogen bomb, Mike, Explodes in Pacific.