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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
When the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria intermediately following the Mukden incident. -
Hitler made Chancellor of Germany
On this day President Paul Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist Germany Workers Party, as chancellor of Germany. -
The Munich Pact
Settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland, in western Czechoslovakia, inhabited by 800,000 people mainly German. -
Kristallnacht
In an incident known as “Kristallnacht”, Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. -
Invasion of Poland
Was a joint invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, the Free City of Danzig, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II. -
Dunkirk
Was a military operation that took place in Dunkirk, France, during the second world war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. -
Battle of Midway
Was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. -
D-Day
The Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. -
Battle of the Bulge
Was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. -
Yalta Conference
The Crimea Conference and code-named the Argonaut Conference. -
V E Day
The day marking the Allied victory in Europe. -
The bombing of Hiroshima
During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
V J Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end.