US History 1945 - 1960 By CHughesHachie Apr 12, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt dies in office Apr 12, 1945 Harry Truman becomes President Sep 2, 1945 WWII ends V-E Day: May 8, 1945 V-J Day: September 2, 1945 Sep 18, 1947 CIA founded from OSS Jun 23, 1948 Stalin blockades Berlin Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Airlift June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949 Jun 25, 1950 Korean War begins Nov 4, 1952 Eisenhower elected President Sworn in as president, January 20, 1953. Jun 19, 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed Jul 27, 1953 Armistice declared in Korean War May 14, 1955 Warsaw Pact formed Jun 29, 1956 Interstate Highway Act signed Jan 5, 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik launched Jul 29, 1958 NASA formed May 1, 1960 U-2 spy plane shot down over Soviet Union Nov 8, 1960 John Kennedy elected President
