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Signed into Law by FDR, this law unjustly imprisons all Americans of Japanese desecnt. They will stay in these camps until the end of the War. -
A turning point in the War, this battle proved that America's Navy was back up to full strength after Pearl Harbor. Additionally, it spelled the beginning of the end for the Japanse, as they lost four aircraft carriers.
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The largest amphibious invasion in history, nicknamed operation Overlord, D-Day was the time the allies finally pushed back into Europe. Over 150,000 troops from a dozen different countries landed on the beaches of Normandy in a single day. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt passes away after months of deteriorating condition. Vice President Harry Truman takes the mental and leads the nation through the war. -
The first two nuclear bombs ever used in war are dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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After being formed just two months previously, the first meeting of the UN takes place. 51 nations attend. -
Following a blockade of parts of Berlin by the Soviet Union, Truman organized the Berlin Aarileift where dozens of planes fly into the city each day to drop off supplies and food. -
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is formed by many western European countries, the United States, and Canada. The purpose of the treaty was general defense and the statement that if one nation was attacked, all would rush to its defense. -
In an attempt to contain the further expansion of communism, American troops landed in South Korea. Years of brutal fighting would be in their future.
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In a landslide electoral college victory, the famous WW2 general secures the Presidency.