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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
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Italy, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, invades Ethiopia.
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The Japanese defeat Chinese forces in a clash near Peking, taking control of North China.
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Adolf Hitler, in return for the Sudetenland, promises to leave the rest of Czechoslovakia alone.
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German troops invade Poland on the ground while Hitler's air force bombs Polish cities from the sky.
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Britain forces retreat from France and Adolf Hitler's armies defeat French forces.
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The first draft numbers are drawn, sending thousands of draftees to drill camps all over the country.
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Japanese fighter planes attack the American base at Pearl Harbor destroying U.S. aircraft and naval vessels, and killing 2,355 U.S. servicemen and 68 civilians.
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Germany and Italy, Japan's axis partners, declare war on the United States. The United States declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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D-Day: The first of nearly 3 million Allied soldiers arrive in Normandy, on the northern shores of France.
