Events during Caroles' life By sherrih Period: Dec 1, 1932 to Nov 13, 2010 Events during the Life of Carole Atkins Dec 22, 1936 Carole is born May 1, 1941 The breakfast cereal Cheerios is introduced by CheeriOats by General Mills Dec 7, 1941 Japan bomb Pearl Harbor launching the United States into WWII Jul 6, 1942 Anne Franks' amily goes into hiding in the attic above he fathrs' office in Amsterdam Oct 28, 1942 The Alaska highway is complete Dec 1, 1942 Rosie the Rivete image popularized- women working in war-time industry. 6 million woman enter the paid workforce. Jan 14, 1943 Franklin D.Roosevelt becomes the first president of the United States to travel by airplane while in office Jun 6, 1944 D-Day, allied landing at Normandy Apr 12, 1945 FDR de suddenly n wam rings, GA Aug 6, 1945 US drops atomic bomb on Japan Aug 17, 1945 George Orwell's Animal Farm is released Oct 1, 1950 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, witten by C.S. Lewis is published Jul 21, 1954 The Lord of the Rings, written by J.R.R. Tolkien is published