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The time that World War II took place.
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Britian and France are getting ready to suprise attack Germany. This morning, however, Germany invaded Poland.
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This speciman was found in Monocacy Creek, Bethlehem, Northampton Co. It was found by L.M. Bennetch.
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This was a science meeting held in Pittsburgh that lasted through the 22. There is not much availible information on this meeting other than NASA was involved.
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On June 17, Germany was easily able to get into Paris. The official signing of the surrender was on June 22. This stated that two-thirds of the country would be occupied by Germany.
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All throughout the World Wars, Pennsylvania was a huge part. The government used Pennsylvania to build ships and warcraft machines. They funded them for doing this. This date started a higher production of government warcrafts.
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Japan suprise attacked the navel base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This was the first of the war that the United States was involved in.
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This battle was between the United States and Japan's naval fleets. Before this battle, Japan had naval superiority. After, the United States was ranked equal to Japan.
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This is a day that went down in history for Pittsburgh, PA. There was a suprise blackout in all of Pittsburgh. Nobody knew when or what time it would be, but luckily it was only a test.
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This crash happened in Norristown. Ten people were killed and twenty- two people were injured.
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This battle was one that Hitler and Germany had lost. It is also known as one of the turning points of the war. It ended on February 2, 1943.
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This is the day that begins the Europe invasion. This was the first major offense of Germany.
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On this day, there were three tornadoes that resulted in 45 deaths in Southwest Pa. There were another 362 injured.
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Carey was Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on this day. He was a Staff Sargent in WWII. He was burried in Westmoreland County.
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The Allie group forced their way into Paris.The Free-French got the general of Germany to sign the surrender.
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Many shoppers were in Downtown Pittsburgh when there was a huge snowstorm. Almost everything had to close down for a couple of days.
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This is a hard fought battle in the dead of winter. It ends up weakening German forces.
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There was a 25,000 person company that had to stop. This is due to a rise in the river.
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This was the longest aerial offense during WWII. America attacked Japan with its Air Force.
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On this day, it was 100 years since a great fire in Pittsburgh. There was a parade to recognize it.
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President Roosavelt passes away of cerebreal hemorrhage in Georgia. This causes Vice President Truman, who was not very involved in the war yet, to become president.
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The city of Pittsburgh was shut down for this day. Everything was closed and kids did not go to school. This was to mourn the loss of our President.
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After a few stressful days, Hitler is pushed further than he can handle. Right before he killed himself, he wrote a will in which he stated all that he believed. He blamed the Jews for absolutely everything, just like in "Mein Kamphf."
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This day is known as "Victory in Europe Day." The surrender was signed the day before, but ratified on this day.
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Dr. Paul R. Anderson was elected president of Pennsylvania College for Women on this day. He was Dean of Lawrence College.
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This was the first of the two bomb dropping on Japan from the United States in a three day period. President Truman said that the device use was the most powerful to date.
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American troops dropped the second atomic bomb in three days. It was on an island of Japan.
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Leaders from Russia came to visit Pittsburgh. They wanted to visit the steel mills.
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This day stands for "Victory in Japan Day." This is the day that ended World War II. Japan surrended to the Allies.
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On this day, Pittsburgh held a celebration. This was for the surrender of Japan.
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There were 7000 workers layed off in Pittsburgh. This is due to the ending of the war contract.
