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The Jefferson Memorial was finished
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The Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy marked the start of a long campaign to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation.
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Troops invade Okinawa, beginning the Battle of Okinawa
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Roosevelt dies
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Harry S. Truman becomes president after Roosevelt dies.
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On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide and within days, Berlin fell to the Soviets then German armed forces surrendered unconditionally.
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The US will grant $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey to battle Communist terrorism
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The North American Treaty Organization or NATO is formed as a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe
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A three-year war fought between North and South Korea
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Truman made the very first transcontinental tv broadcast appearance
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The first hydrogen bomb is exploded in the Pacific Ocean.