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Executive order 9066 is signed by President Roosevelt. This order would place over 100,000 Japanese-Americans on the west coast of the United States into detention camps.
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U.S. Marines Land on Guadalcanal, beginning the first American offensive operation of World War 2.
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The Tehran Conference begins, as a meeting between United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin.
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The amphibious and aerial invasion of the French mainland, known as "D-Day" begins. Hundreds of thousands of troops are involved in one of the largest military operations in world history.
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In this court case the Supreme Court rules that the internment of Japanese-American civilians during World War 2 was a legal action.
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Once again the three leaders of the dominant allied powers: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, meet to further discuss and plan the course of the war and the following peace.
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Germany officially surrenders to the allied powers, ending the war in Europe.
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The first atomic bomb is tested successfully at Los Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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The islands of the Philippines are given their independence by the United States, becoming their own sovereign nation.
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The Truman Doctrine is announced to the United States Congress. it would grant $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey in order to halt Communist influence and growth in the region.
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President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the United States Military.
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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed by 12 nations in order to collectively defend themselves and one another from outside threat.
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The Korean War begins when North Korea invades South Korea, days later the United States as well as several other nations would intervene to assist South Korea.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, former commander of European forces in World War 2, wins the presidential election.
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Though technically not a state of peace between North and South Korea, an armistice is signed, ending hostilities between most nations involved.
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The first color televisions enter the market for sale.