1942-1953

  • Executive Order 9066

    Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066.
  • Agreement for Atomic Bomb

    The first agreement to test atomic bombc is signed.
  • Manhattan Project

    The first successful nuclear chain reaction is produced and called the Manhattan Project.
  • Jefferson Memorial

    Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Jefferson Memorial on Jefferson's 200th birthday aniversary.
  • GI Bill of Rights

    This law is signed into place and provides benefits to veterans.
  • United Nations

    The US enters the United Nations
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    President Truman gives the green light for atomic bombs, hiroshima and nagasaki to be dropped.
  • FDR is elected

    FDR is elected President of the United States for a 4th term.
  • Creation of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council.

    July 26 Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into law, creating the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council.
  • Marshall Plan

    Truman signs the marshall plan.
  • Hydrogen Bomb

    Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb.
  • 22nd ammendment

    The 22nd ammendment is ratified.
  • Marshall plan expires

    The marshall plan runs out of time
  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President of the United States.
  • Nuclear test

    The first and only artillery testing of the atomic bombs occurs.
  • Death of President Roosevelt

    Sadly, President Roosevelt bites the dust on April 12, 1945