American History - 1942 - 1953 By texkatgirl Jan 7, 1942 Battle of Bataan January 7 1942 - April 9, 1942 Jan 25, 1942 Thailand Declares War on The U.S. Feb 8, 1942 Daylight Savings Time Goes into Effect Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Oct 26, 1942 Battle of Santa Cruz Islands Nov 3, 1942 The Election of 1942 Nov 8, 1942 Operation Torch Dec 1, 1942 Gasoline Rationing Dec 2, 1942 Manhattan Project Jan 15, 1943 The Dedication of the Pentagon Jan 22, 1943 Battle of Anzio Mar 2, 1943 Battle of Bismark Apr 13, 1943 Dedication of Jefferson Memorial May 12, 1943 The Trident Conferences Dec 4, 1943 The Great Depression Officially Ends Jul 1, 1944 Battle of Guam Nov 7, 1944 The Election of 1944 Jan 31, 1945 Execution by Firing Squad - Eddie Slovik Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt Dies Apr 12, 1945 Vice President Truman becomes President Jul 16, 1945 The Trinity Test Aug 6, 1945 Atomic Bomb of Hiroshima Aug 17, 1945 The Split of Korean Peninsula Sep 2, 1945 War War II Ends Jul 4, 1946 The Philippines is Granted its Independence from the USA 1947 The Cold War 1947- 1991 Sep 8, 1947 The CIA is Established Mar 8, 1948 McCollum v Board of Education Apr 3, 1948 The Marshall Plan May 19, 1948 Mundt - Nixon Bill Jun 3, 1948 The Palomar Observatory is Complete Nov 2, 1948 The Election of 1948 Jan 5, 1949 The Fair Deal Program Sep 15, 1949 The Housing Act of 1949 Jan 17, 1950 Great Brinks Robbery Jan 31, 1950 The Development of the Hydrogen Bomb Feb 9, 1950 The Second Red Scare Feb 27, 1951 The Twenty Second Amendment Oct 24, 1951 The War with Germany Ends Jul 25, 1952 Puerto Rico Becomes a Self Governing State Nov 4, 1952 The Election of 1952 Jul 27, 1953 The Korean War Ends Dec 8, 1953 Eisenhower Delivers his Atoms of Peace Speech
