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President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of tens of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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A naval battle during World War II took place between combined American and Australian forces and the Japanese navy.
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A major naval battle took place following the Battle of the Coral Sea and was considered a turning point in the conflict between the U.S. and Japan during World War II.
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The start of a three-day meeting in Tehran, Iran, between President Franklin D. Roosevelt from the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the UK, and Premier Joseph Stalin from the Soviet Union that was intended as a conference to strategize against the actions of Nazi Germany.
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The largest amphibious invasion in history. It took place as American, British, and Canadian forces landed at Normandy and began their liberation of France.
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The largest battle fought by the United States in World War II took place as Nazis aimed to push Allied forces on the Western front back to the English Channel.
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The United States bombed the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians and, along with the atomic bombing of Nagasaki three days later, leading to Japan's surrender.
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Japanese government delegates officially signed their surrender on the USS Missouri, signaling the end of World War II.
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America launched NATO, a military alliance originally between 12 countries, including the United States, Canada, England, and France, among others.
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The Korean War took place between South Korea, supported by the United States, and North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union.