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Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet and it is assumed to be the ninth planet in the solar system.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt wins the 1932 election over Herbert Hoover.
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Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg.
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The U.S. Congress passes FDR's New Deal program in order to help relieve the depression.
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Congress passes the Social Security Act which would help retired workers and the unemployed.
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The Spanish uprising begins with the Spanish military in order to overthrow Spain's government.
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The Volkswagen Beetle is first produced in Germany and is used in the military effort.
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Germany invades Poland which sparks the unofficial start of WWII.
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The Auschwitz concentration camp is ordered to be built and would be the largest out of the camps.
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The revolutionary car is invented and used for military tactics by both sides in the war.
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The Nazi fighting superhero is introduced during WWII in his own comic book series.
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The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor in an attempt to destroy America's naval fleet.
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The peace-keeping organization is created by FDR and Winston Churchill. 26 representatives from different countries sign a document that declares the U.N. founded.
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This secret project is created in order to build the first atomic bomb before Germany.
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The U.S. navy defeats the Japanese in the Battle of Midway and can be seen as a turning point in the Pacific War.
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Germany attempts to overtake the city of Stalingrad. The Russians fight to defend their city against the Germans and win.
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Gen. Pietro Badoglio becomes Prime Minister and makes peace with the allies. Italy then declares war on Germany.
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American, British, and Canadian forces land on the beaches of Normandy in France in an attempt to confuse the German forces.
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The German city of Dresden is bombed by the Allied forces. Many civilians are killed in the attck.
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Roosevelt dies from and intracerebral hemorrhage.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide as the war in Europe nears its end and Germany's defeat seems imminent.
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The Germans surrender to the Allies unconditionally in Reims, France.
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The United States drop an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Many civilians die from the bomb and from radiation poisoning.
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The United States drops a second nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki resulting in thousands of civilian, soldier, and prisoner of war deaths.
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The Japanese surrender to the Americans which results in the end of the Pacific War
