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The Battle of Midway
This battle started on June 4 and ended on the 7th. It was fought in the Pacific on the Midway Islands. The Battle of Midway was the first Japanese defeat of the war. -
The Normandy Invasion or D-Day
D-Day took place when 155,000 America and eleven other Allied forces. The World War 2 invasion began when the allied forces stormed a French beach and ultimately lead to Paris's liberation in 1944. -
Harry Truman becomes the 33rd president
After President Roosevelt dies suddenly during his 4th term of office, Harry Truman quickly assumes the presidential position. Truman also becomes the commander in chief during the Second World War. -
The United Nations's first meeting
The U.N. had its very first general assembly meeting of 51 nations in 1946. These include the Security Council nations of the Soviet Union, France, the United States, and China to name a few. -
The Truman Doctrine is passed
This doctrine, passed in 1947, would give about $400 million to Turkey and Greece in order to aid their battle against Communist terrorism. -
The Berlin blockade
This blockade in Germany was performed by the Soviet Union's forces. It was counter-blockaded by U.S. troops until both of the blockades were finally released in September of 1949. -
The North American Treaty Organization is formed
Also known as NATO, the North American Treaty Organization was formed in 1949 by the U.S., Canada, as well as ten other nations. This treaty proclaimed that if one nation was attacked then that meant all of them were attacked as well. -
The 1950 Census
The population of America in 1950 was 150,697,361 people. New York happened to be the most highly populated state at that time. California followed close behind. -
The 1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Olympics was held in Helsinki, Finland with thirty nations participating in the games. The U.S. figure skater, Dick Button, performed the first triple jump in history on the ice during the games. This won him a gold medal. -
The description of a DNA molecule is published
Francis Crick, a British physicist, and an American scientist named James D. Watson published their findings of a double helix structure of a DNA molecule in 1953. They were awarded the Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize in 1962 for their discoveries.