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Full name is Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain; generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain; a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944.
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German Field Marshal
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Air Commodore; British Royal Air Force Engineer Officer.
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British Politician; Led U.K. in WWII; A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist.
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Leader of the Soviet Union
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124th emperor of Japan
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British Conservative Politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Born and delivered to U.S. military by Willys Truck Company.
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Took place in the Midwest region of the United States; cut a 1,000-mile-wide path through the middle of the country from Kansas to Michigan.
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It struck on December 20, 1940, with a force of Richter scale magnitude 5.5. The greatest earthquake recorded to hit the state, it hit central New Hampshire with a maximum VII intensity and was followed by a similar-sized earthquake four days later.
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It was created; invented by Jules Montenier.
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She was born
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Australian Politician; 12th Prime minister of Australia
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Dedicated at the Tuskegee Institute with the participation of such luminaries as Henry Ford.
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Celebrated 40 year anniversary of General Store in Port Washington.
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Owned Greisch Plumbing in Port Washington.
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Prime minister of Canada his country with the British and the USA built the atomic bombs.
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An eight point declaration of principles is issued by President Roosevelt and Great Britain Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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The first programmable computer was created by the Germans to help make airplanes.
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Mount Rushmore was completed.
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A shoulder- fired gun, was invented. It was created by Edward Uhl.
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A t-shirt’s defining characteristic is the T shape made with the body and sleeves. It is normally associated with short sleeves, a round neckline, and no collar; typically made of cotton fibers.
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Italian politician and leader of the National Fascist Party.
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Opened the Five and Dime Store.
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Policeman in Braddock, PA.
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Reached 50 miles in altitude and a 120-mile range; invented by Dr. Gustav Rasmus.
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The development of the first atomic bomb is signed into agreement between the prime minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York.
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She was born
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Battle of Stalingrad began. The most important battle victory of WWII.
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Using early discoveries about the creation of plutonium, scientists were able to create the first fission chain reaction
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Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Taught music in Milwaukee School System.
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Worked for Railroad in Milwaukee.
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In Detroit and Harlem cause forty deaths and seven hundred injuries.
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US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.
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Powdery chemical designed for use in bombs and flame throwers; when combind with gasoline, napalm forms a powerful sticky substance that clung to targets and burned for long periods of time; made by Dr. Louis Fieser.
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Called the MP44, it was easily produced in large quantities and was specifically designed to fire the Germans' short cartridges; moderately powerful, with its most effective fire at 300 yards
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Airman (and future pharmacist) Benjamin Greenmade a sticky red cerum so thick that it physically blocked the sun's rays.
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Signed into law, providing benefits to veterans.
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Japanese surrendered, ending WWII.
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He was born.
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He was born.
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Atomic bomb tested suc cessfully.
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Two cities in Japan that were bombed by atomic bombs conducted by the United States.
