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On this day German planes bombed Warsaw and other cities. They attacked with 1.5 million troops.
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All people of any religious beliefs went to the County Fair. They had a peace demo when Great Britian declared war on Germany.
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On this day,leaders met with officials. They planned mobilization of our district recources for the nation's 5 million defense program.
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Germany took over Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Belgium before France surrendered. Sice they surrendered, Mussolini was pursuaded to join the war on Hitler's side.
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Japan attacked a Naval Base in Hawaii between 7-8 a.m. It was a sneak attack no one was prepaed for.
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Over 1,200 me enlisted for war. All 1,200 men volunteerd in one day.
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This battle destroyed Japans naval strengh. In the end, we destroyed 4 aircraft carriers.
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On this day a show was given a Pitt Stadium. Otherwise known as the Army War Show.
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This was the turning point of WWII. Many army groups were on different assignments when Hitler called them for this battle.
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This marks the day steel workers were granted 4 more cents a day. This happened because of the War Labor Board.
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This was one of the three plans we had to win the war. We wanted Iwo Jima not for its quantity but for its tactical importances.
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Kelly was a local and was awarded the Medal of Honor from WWII. When he came home he was welcomed with a bunch of people lining the streets.
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On this day, Allegheny County residents gave money for the war. This all took place in the Neville Island Area.
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On June 6 160,00 troops landed on a French coastline to fight Germany. Over 5,000 ships were apart of the invasion.
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A study came out in Pittsburgh showing that over 903 million dollars was put in to the war Only 322 million was delivered to the front line.
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After 4 years of being under German control, Paris was free. General Philippe Leglerc led the attack.
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On this day, realty vaules dropped over 2 million dollars. This was the worst since 1941.
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This battle was fought during the winter. This was one of Hitler's last attempts to split the allies up.
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This day marks the celebration of the Allies. They overran Germany who soon collapsed.
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There were losses of prduction when people that worked left. There was said to be a flood coming.
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This day marks the rememberance of the great fire in Pittsburgh. This happened in the 1800's.
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Roosevelt left Harry S. Truman in charge whilw WWII was going on. They think he died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage.
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Truman had limited working time with Roosevelt. With in his first week of being president, he was involved in an atomic weapons project.
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On the day of his death, masses and prayers were scheduled al day long. Every thing shut down, including schools.
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Pittsburgh was still in shock by the death of the president. Some local stores were still closed.
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Hitler shot himself and took pills. Later Germany surrendered and Hitlers 'plans did not continue.
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This was our first atomic bomb attempt on them. This was the most powerful bomb used to date.
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This was the 2nd attack on Japan in three days. It exploded 1,625 feet above ground and destroyed everything.
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Russian labor leaders came to Pittsburgh on this day. They came to tour the Steel Mills.
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This was the day Japan surrendered. August 14th and 15th are known as "Victory over Japan Day".
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The victory was felt all over. On August 14th, the city of Pittsburgh was filled with joy.
