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Battle of Midway
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Detroit, Michigan race riots
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Allied invasion of Italy
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D-Day (also known as Operation Overlord)
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U.S. presidential election, 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt reelection for a fourth term
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Battle of Okinawa
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President Roosevelt dies, Vice President Truman becomes the 33rd President
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Germany surrenders, end of World War II in Europe
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Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco, establishing the United Nations
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United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946
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The Marshall Plan
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Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier in baseball
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World Series is broadcast live on television for the first time
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U.S. presidential election, 1948: Harry S. Truman is elected president for a full term
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Berlin Blockade
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Germany divided into East and West
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Korean War begins
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General Douglas MacArthur fired by President Truman for comments about using nuclear weapons on China
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Immigration and Nationality Act
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In the United States presidential election, Dwight D. Eisenhower elected as president, Richard Nixon elected as vice president
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Shah of Iran returns to power in CIA-orchestrated coup known as Operation Ajax