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Battle of Bataan
Battle between American and Japanese forces. One of the most intense parts during the Japanese invasion of Philippines -
Battle of Midway
Large naval battle between US and Japanese Navy. Japan had launched a large scale attack on the US controlled Midway island with 3 separate fleets. US forces had intercepted this mission before hand and was able to sink all 4 Japanese carriers taking part in the operation. Battle marks turning point in the war. -
Washington conference
Meeting between Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt. Allies talked of invasion of sicily, when to invade Normandy, and the war in the pacific. -
D-day
US, British and Canadian forces make an amphibious landing in Normandy, France in the largest amphibious landing operation in history -
Battle of Guam
US forces recapture the island of Guam from Japanese forces -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle between US forces and Japanese forces starts, apart of Americas island hopping campaign. One of the most brutal battles between US and Japan in World War 2. First battle apart of US island hopping campaign that resulted in US forces taking more casualties than the Japanese. US victory. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as President
Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as the President of the United States for his fourth term. -
Battle of Okinawa
Battle between US and Japanese on Okinawa starts -
FDR dies in office
FDR succumbs to a intracerebral hemorrhage -
Truman assumes the Presidency
Truman assumes the presidency the same day FDR died, and becomes the 33rd president of the United States -
Victory in Europe
Unconditionally surrender German armed forces -
Philippines independence
US grants independence to Philippines -
Trinity test
US detonates first nuclear device -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki just 3 days after Hiroshima -
Surrender of Japan
Japan unconditionally surrenders to allied forces -
CIA established
The Central Intelligence Agency is founded -
Harry S. Truman inaugurated as President
Harry S. Truman inaugurated as the President of the United States for his first full term. -
Marshal plan
US plan for foreign aid to western Europe begins -
Korean war starts
North Korea crosses the 28th parallel and invades South Korea -
Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as President
Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States -
Korean war armistice
The North Korean, the South Korean, and the UN sign the Korean Armistice Agreement