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Executive Order 9066 is Signed
FDR signs the Executive Order 9066 which allowed the U.S to define as exclusory zones for the military. Places like Japan, Italy and Germany. -
Agreement to Have Atomic Bomb is Signed
Agreement to have the first Atomic Bomb signed by FDR, and British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. -
Manhattan Project
The first nuclear chain reaction is produced at the University of Chicago in the Manhattan Project, creating fission of the Uranium U-235, by physicists Arthur Compton and Enrico Fermi. -
1st African American official in US State Department.
On January, 4 1944 Ralph Bunche appointed 1st African American official in US State Department. -
The G.I. Bill of Rights.
The G.I. Bill of Rights is signed into law, providing benefits to veterans. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of US.
Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an surprising 4th term as US President. -
Yalta Conference
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Premier Josef Stalin hold the Yalta Conference in the Soviet Union. -
FDR dies
FDR dies unexpectedly, Harry Truman assumes role as president. -
Use of Atomic Bomb
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
United States enters the United Nations.
United States enters the United Nations. -
President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947
Creation of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council. -
Marshall Plan.
President Harry Truman signs the Marshall Plan, which authorizes $15 billion in aid for 16 countries. -
Development of Hydrogen Bomb
Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949. -
22nd Amendment
Limited the presidents to 2 terms -
Expiration of The Marshall Plan.
The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $13.3 billion USD in foreign aid to rebuild Europe. -
Announcement of Hydrogen Bomb
Truman announces the hydrogen bomb has been developed -
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the 34th president
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the 34th president -
Nuclear Test
Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site, United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.