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Germany invades poland
Ther invasion of poland was called the September Campaign. And it was also called the 1939 Defensive War. -
Thousands of persons of all faiths
There was a county fair on this day. They joined in a peace demonstartion as great britain declared war on germany. -
France surrenders to germany
On this day France surrenders to Germany because they are to powerful. Also, this invasion ended the phoney war -
Wendell willkie
Wendell Willkie spoke a forbes field On October 3, 1940. He spoke about the war and what was going on. -
President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt was in Pittsburgh on October 11, 1940. He was here to tour the mills and dedicated Terrace Village. -
Allegheny County men
There were a total of 188,876 men. These men registered for the nations first peacetime draft. -
Roosevelt vs. Willkie
On this date Roosevelt received a record 630,00 votes. This gave him a 105,599 vote lead over Willkie. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was destroyed on December 7, 1941. THis was a very trageic day for the United States. -
Ages 20 to 44
a total of 115,000 Allegheny County men were registered for the draft. Theses men were also ages 20 to 44. -
Battle of midway
THe battle of midway was after a battle named coral sea. IT was also after the bombing of pearl harbor. -
The army show
The army show was shown at pitt stadium. There were numerous veterans at this stadium. -
Battle of StalinGrad
Stalingrad had been known as Tsanitsyn until 1925. And now has been known as Volgograd since 1961. -
German Aliens
There were twenty nine germans just outside of pittsburgh. They werer then arrested and put into jail. -
"HollyWood Cavalcade"
This was sold at forbes field in 87,000,000 in war bonds. People involved with this were Greer Garson, Fred Astaire, and Harpo Marx. -
Charles E. Kelly
This was a man that was in world war 2. He was Pittsburgh's first Congressional Medal Of Honor winner in WWII. -
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
She made her third visit to pittsburgh on this date. She was the wife of Mr.Roosevelt. -
D-Day
JUne 6th was a huge turning point in WWII. THis was a big day because nazi units were invading Europe -
The fith War Loan
The fifth war loan went over the limit. The limit was 334,914,500 and they went 5,000,000 dollars over the limit. -
Battle of the Bulge
The battle of the bulge started in 1944. But then ended in 1945. -
Allies liberate free paris
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His fouth term
Roosevelt won in his fourth term on November 8, 1944. He was glad to be back, but a couple months later he died. -
battle of Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo jima was when the U.S invaded japan and captured Iwo Jima. Also, this U>S invasion also involved capturing 3 airfields. -
FDR dies
Fdr dies on April 12, 1945. After he spent four terms as president. -
TRuman becomes president
Truman becomes president on april 12, 1945. Do to Franklin Roosevelts death -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler dies on April 30, 1945 in Berlin. Hitler killed himself by gunshot and syonide poisining. -
VE-Day
This day marks the day of victory. A day of victory for all allies in WWII. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
For a number of months the united staes used bombings on 67 japan cities. And the target was Hiroshima this time. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
On the morning of August 6th there was a bomb going straight for Hiroshima. It is located on the deltas southwestern island of Honshu. -
"The City"
On this date Pittsbugh was very excited. They were excited because japan had surrendered. -
VJ-DAy
VJ-Day or also known as victory over japan day. This day wast he day that Japan surrendered.
