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Franklin D roosevelt is elected to his third term as president of the U.S
Only U.S president to serve more than two terms -
U.S. Congress reintroduces the draft
The U.S. Congress first approves the first peacetime conscription draft in anticipation of possible American involvement in WWII -
Lend-Lease Act is approved
U.S supplies forieng countries with matriel -
RKO Pictures releases Citizen Kane
Later, a documentary was released seeing that this was one of the greatest films of all time. -
Mount Rushmore is Completed
The heads consisted of Wahington, Licoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt carved into granite. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Hawaii attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, four battleships were sunk. -
Manhattan Project begins
Under direction of Major General Laslie Groves. Atomic bomb put to the test. -
Executive Order 9066 is signed ordering Japanese-Americans to be held in relocation camps
Authorized Secretary of War to perscribe certain areas as military zones. -
Battle of Midway
Naval battle and Japanese were defeated. -
Detroit, Michigan Race Riots
Whites and Blacks fight and cause lots of racial tension. -
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
Invasion of Normady. Very violent and bloody war. -
G.I. Bill of Rights signed into law
The most significant pieces of legislation ever produced by the federal government. -
Americans land at Iwo Jima
Called "Operation Detachment" The fight was to gain three airfields. -
Harry S. Truman becomes president
33rd president. Cold war starts after his death. -
Germany Surrenders
Adolph Hitler commits suicide. Surrender signed by General Alfred Jodl. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
Nuclear bomb set off in Hiroshima. 90,000-166,000 people dead. -
Bombing over Nagasaki
Atomic bomb also dropped over Nagasaki. 60,000-80,000 killed. -
First Meeting of the United Nations Federal Assembly
Held in Westminister central hall in London, England. 51 nation representatives were present. -
National Basketball Association of America is foundation.
Founded in New York City and got the name "National Basketball Association" in 1949. -
Jackie Robinson debuts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers
First black man to play in the major leagues. -
Marshall Plan
America offered the same aid to the Soviet Union and it's allies, but went unaccepted. -
President Truman is re-elected
Ran against Thomas E. Dewey -
NATO is formed
Mutual defense system, responds by defending each other in case of attack by an external party.
