1942-1953

  • Manhattan project

    On this day the army engineers established the Manhattan project to build the first atomic bomb.
  • Synthetic liquid fuels act

    This act gave the bureau of mines the ability to build energy resource labs.
  • Presidential Succession act

    The presidential succession act is signed into affect by president Truman.
  • Central intelligence Agency

    On this day the Central intelligence agency was officially established.
  • Marshall plan

    During this year congress passed the foreign aid bill which included the Marshall plan.
  • Airlift

    America and Britain in response to the soviet union begin to airlift food and fuel to those in west berlin.
  • Memorial Hall

    On this day the library unveiled its new memorial hall for all the staff members who ended up losing their lives in world war 2.
  • Verner W. Clapp

    Verner was the chief assistant librarian, but on this day he become the librarian of congress.