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Japanese American Relocation
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an Executive Order commanding the relocation of Japanese Americans families from their homes and businesses to internment camps. -
Anne Frank goes into hiding
Anne Frank and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in an attic apartment behind her father's pectin-trading business in Amsterdam. -
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project, a U.S. federally-funded effort to develop and produce nuclear weapons, began -
D-Day
Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. -
President F.D.R. Dies
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died at his Warm Springs, Georgia estate. His vice president Harry S. Truman took office. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill gave his "Iron Curtain" speech, condemning Soviet Union policies in Europe. Churchill’s speech is considered one of the opening volleys announcing the beginning of the Cold War. -
Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African-American baseball player in the Major Leagues. -
NATO established
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established, an intergovernmental military alliance among 29 North American and European countries -
22nd Amendment
On this day in 1951, the 22nd Amendment was ratified, limiting the number of terms served by the President.