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The first time Japanese fleet were defeated by the United States military
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef met together and planned the Operation Overlord
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The Normandy Invasion. One hundred and fifty-five thousand Allied troops stormed the beaches of France which is the largest amphibious military operation in history.
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President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Premier Josef Stalin hold the Yalta Conference in the Soviet Union.
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Harry S. Truman became the president
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The first atomic bomb was exploded at Alamogordo, New Mexico
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The atomic bomb was first time used in Hiroshima
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Emperor Hirohito of Japan surrenders
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The Atomic Energy Commission is established.
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Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposes aid extension to European nations for war recovery
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People republic of china was established
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Dwight D. Eisenhower got into the White House.