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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack the fleet at Pearl Harbor. -
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World War Two
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U.S. declares war on Japan
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Britain and the U.S. declare war on Japan. -
Doolittle Raid
16 B25s take off of U.S.S. Hornet to attack Japan -
Battle of Coral Sea
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of El Alamein
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Axis Surrender North Africa
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D-Day
Invasion of Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge
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Hitler commits suicide
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Germany Surrenders
Germany Surrenders, ending the European Theater of Operations. -
V.E. Day
Victory in Europe celebrated -
A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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A-bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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Japanese surrender
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U.S. Accepts Japanese surrender
General MacArthur accepts Japanese surrender, ending World War Two.