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Black Friday bushfire in Australia.
The bushfire killed 71 people. -
Gandhi starts protest in Mumbai, India.
Mohandas Gandhi begins a protest against autocratic rule in India. -
The Invasion of Poland
This was the day the the Second World War officially began. The Nazis (Germans) attack Poland. The Nazi leader, Adlof Hitler declared war because he was upset with the Treaty of Versaille (a peace agreemant after the First World War). -
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The British and French decalre war against the Germans.
As a reponse to the Invasion of Poland the two counties declare war on Germany. -
The United States of America remains neutral.
President Roosevelt declares that the United States will not pick sides for the war. -
Polish surrender to German forces.
The Invasion of Poland was successful. The Nazis' take over Poland. -
Pinocchio premieres in New York City.
This was Walt Disney's seond feature length movie. -
Tom & Jerry first airs.
The famous show created by Hanna and Barbara. -
The 1940s Summer Olympic Games are cancelled.
The Summer Games are cancelled due to the ongoing war. -
Nazis begin to invade Europe.
The Nazis now begin to attack the lower parts of Europe. While this is happening Winston Churchill becomes the prime minister of Great Britain. -
Italy joins the Axis (allies of the Nazis).
Benito Mussolini was the Italian leader and he decided he would place his alliance with Hitler. -
Battle of Britain begins.
An air battle between the Germans and the British that went on for months in which the British eventually won. -
Captain America first appears in comics.
The comic book hero Captain America appears in comic books. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. -
Nazis invade the Soviet Union (present day Russia).
Hitler decides that the Nazi forces should attack the Soviets making their leader Joseph Stalin place his alliance with the Allied forces (forces who are aginst the Nazis). -
Japanese bombs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Japan was also part of the Axis. The Nazis conquered Europe and the Japanese took care of Asia and the Americas. One of the biggest events in the Second World War. -
The United States of America declare war against Japan.
President Roosevelt declared war against the Japanese because of the attack at Pearl Harbor. This attack killed many people and also did vast damage to the U.S. Navy. -
Germany and Italy declares war against the United States of America
The two countries do this because the U.S.declared war on Japan. -
Archie comic book is first published
The comic book series Artchie first comic comes out. -
Axis surrender to the Soviets in Starlinger.
The Axis forces surrender to the Soviets. -
Mussolini is disposed of.
Mussolini is arrested. The Facist Grand Council decide to replace him. -
Allies invade Italy.
In July the Allied forces landed on Sicily, Italy and start advancing towards the mainland of Italy. -
The movie Titanic (not the one release in 1997) is released.
The movie is about the sinking of the ship famous ship Titanic this movie opened was German. -
First feature-length foreign movie (African Journey) shown on television in New York City.
The first foreign movie shown on TV in New York City, -
D-Day.
Allies attack the French beaches of Normandy. This battle was brutal. -
Hitler commits suicide.
Adolf Hitler commits suicide, he also kills his wife when he shot himself in the forehead. -
The Untied States of America drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
The bomb the U.S. dropped on Japan was the first nuclear weapon ever used in warfare. The bomb was named "Little Boy" and dropped from a plane named the "Enola Gay". -
The United States drop another atomic bomb this time in Nagasaki.
The Jaoppanese did not surrender so they lauched another bomb. This bomb was named "Fat Man" and was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
World War II is liberated.
The war ended when the Japanese decided to surrender. World War II is over. -
The United Nations is officially in existence.
The charter for the UN is ratified by the majority of big countries.
