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First Atomic Bomb
Was created by Robert Oppenheimer -
Landing on Guadalcanal
The United States Marines land on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in the first American offensive of WWII -
Jefferson Memorial
In Washington D.C., it is dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth. -
Tehran COnference
The Tehran Conference is held for 3 days, concluding in an agreement between US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin. -
D-Day/ The Invasion of Normandy
Allied Soldiers stormed the beached of France to begin WWII invasion of Europe that would lead to the gain of Paris. -
Port Chicago Incident
2 ships loading ammunition at Port Chicago Naval Weapons Station in California exploded. Killed 320 people. -
Battle of Okinawa
American troops invaded Okinawa, which ended June 21st. -
Death of President Roosevelt
dying suddenly, Vice President Harry S. Truman become president during WWII -
Germany Surrenders
Surrenders at Reims, France ending the fighting of WWII in France -
Philippines is Independent
Given independence by United States. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Harry S. Truman allows the use of an atomic bomb. First attacking Hiroshima, then 3 days later bombing Nagasaki. Japan surrenders August 15th. -
Truman Doctrine
When passed it would grant 400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey to battle communist terrorism. -
Marshall Plan
George C. Marshall proposes aid extension to European nations for war recovery, leading to 12 billion dollars over the next 4 years. -
USSR Blockades
Soviet Union begins blockade on Berlin, Germany -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed by the U.S., Canada, and 10 Western European nations. -
Korean War
A 3 year conflict when troops of North Korea ,backed with Soviet weaponry, invade South Korea. -
Transcontinental TV
inauguration of trans-continental television occurs with the broadcast of president Truman's speech at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco. -
Double Helix DNA
published by British Physicist Francis Crick and American Scientist James D. Watson.