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An Executive Order that relocated all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to concentration camps at the discretion of the military.
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A squadron of B-25 Mitchells took off overloaded from aircraft carriers and bombed mainland Japan without a way to get back.
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United States wins a decisive victory against Japan, destroying 4 aircraft carriers.
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To support the War effort, food and resources were carefully rationed to those left behind.
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United States began its invasion of the European Axis through Italy.
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Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and allowed Chinese to immigrate and become U.S. Citizens.
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The Allies led by Dwight D. Eisenhower begin invasion of Normandy, France.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt entered his last term as president.
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U.S. troops raised a flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, after days of horrific fighting.
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Largest battle in the Pacific, United States fought Japanese brutality to capture a tiny island in order to invade mainland Japan.
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Japan suffered two direct hits from U.S. atomic weapons delivered to Hiroshima and Nagasaki by B-29s.
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Germany surrendered first, then Japan.
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In response to blockade of East Berlin by the U.S.S.R. the U.S. sent loads of supplies via C-54s.
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The U.S. signed an alliance with 28 other countries.
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs bans federal services for Native Americans in lieu of state supervision.
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U.S. military attempts to intervene to keep Korea from being overtaken by Communism funded by Chinese forces.
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AT&T became the first corporation to have a million stockholders.
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Abolished immigration laws based on ethnicity or nation of origin and focused on immigrant skill or ability
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Investigations based on alleged espionage accusations by Senator John P. McCarthy. Too important to leave out of the timelines.
