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selective service act signed. the first official network television broadcast is put out by NBC. -
germany attacks the balkans and russia. japanese surprise attack on u.s fleet at pearl harbor brings u.s into WWII; u.s and britain declare war on japan. manhattan project (atomic bomb research) begins. -
nazi leaders attend wannsee conference to coordinate the "final solution to the jewish question", the systematic genocide of jews known as the holocaust. -
churchill and roosevelt hold casablanca conference -
allies invade normandy on d-day -
hitler commits suicide on april 30th and germany surrenders may 7th -
winston churchill's "iron curtain" speech warns of soviet expansion -
peace treaties for italy, romania, bulgaria, hungary, finland signed in paris -
verdict in japanese war trial; 18 imprisoned -
truman proposes point four program to help worlds less developed areas