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1942 FDR SIGNS EO 9066
An Executive Order that relocated all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to concentration camps at the discretion of the military. -
JIMMY DOOLITTLE RAID
A squadron of B-25 Mitchells took off overloaded from aircraft carriers and bombed mainland Japan without a way to get back. -
1942 BATTLE OF MIDWAY
United States wins a decisive victory against Japan, destroying 4 aircraft carriers. -
FOOD RATIONING BEGINS
To support the War effort, food and resources were carefully rationed to those left behind. -
OPERATION HUSKY SEIZES SICILY
United States began its invasion of the European Axis through Italy. -
MAGNUSON ACT IS PASSED BY CONGRESS
Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and allowed Chinese to immigrate and become U.S. Citizens. -
D-Day
The Allies led by Dwight D. Eisenhower begin invasion of Normandy, France. -
1945 FDR SWORN IN FOR FOURTH TERM
Franklin D. Roosevelt entered his last term as president. -
IWO JIMA
U.S. troops raised a flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, after days of horrific fighting. -
OKINAWA
Largest battle in the Pacific, United States fought Japanese brutality to capture a tiny island in order to invade mainland Japan. -
ATOMIC BOMBS
Japan suffered two direct hits from U.S. atomic weapons delivered to Hiroshima and Nagasaki by B-29s. -
END OF WWII
Germany surrendered first, then Japan. -
1948 BERLIN AIRLIFT
In response to blockade of East Berlin by the U.S.S.R. the U.S. sent loads of supplies via C-54s. -
1949 NATO SIGNED IN WASHINGTON
The U.S. signed an alliance with 28 other countries. -
MORE INDIAN PROBLEMS
The Bureau of Indian Affairs bans federal services for Native Americans in lieu of state supervision. -
KOREAN WAR BEGINS
U.S. military attempts to intervene to keep Korea from being overtaken by Communism funded by Chinese forces. -
AT&T BECOMES A SUCCESSFUL MONOPOLY
AT&T became the first corporation to have a million stockholders. -
1952 IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
Abolished immigration laws based on ethnicity or nation of origin and focused on immigrant skill or ability -
KOREAN WAR ENDS
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Army-McCarthy Hearings
Investigations based on alleged espionage accusations by Senator John P. McCarthy. Too important to leave out of the timelines.
