U.S. History Timeline By kbrower14 Sep 1, 1939 Nazi Germany invades Poland Nazi Germany invaded Poland Jun 22, 1941 Germany begins invasion of U.S.S.R. Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks at Pearl Harbor Apr 18, 1942 Colonel James Doolittle led a group of 16 American bombers on a daring air raid of Tokyo and several other Japanese cities Jan 15, 1943 Americans win Battle of Guadalcanal Jun 6, 1944 D-Day; The U.S. invasion of Normany, France Dec 16, 1944 Germans launched "Battle of the Bulge" ---referred to the bulge in the Allied battle lines created by the German advance Dec 26, 1944 American troops led by General Patton provided relif for American force in Bastogne Feb 19, 1945 U.S. Marines stormed the beaches of the island called Iwo Jima Feb 23, 1945 group of Marines made it to the top of Mount Suribachi and raised American flag Apr 1, 1945 Allied troops invade Okinawa Apr 25, 1945 a group of American troops spotted a Soviet force on the other side of the Elbe River Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin May 8, 1945 VE Day; Unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany Aug 15, 1945 Hirohito announced end of the war in radio broadcast Sep 2, 1945 Formal Surrender of Japan
