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Battle of the Atlantic
Longest military campaign in World War 2, lasting from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. -
1940 Olympic Games
Due to World War 2, the Olympic Games were canceled. They were supposed to be held in Tokyo, Japan. -
1940 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1940 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. -
Battle of Britain
Military campaign of WW2, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German Airforce. -
Pearl Harbor
Surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. The Navy and Marine Corps suffered a total of 2,896 casualties. -
Invasion of Italy
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Korematsu va US
Landmark Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during WWII. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War 2. This was the largest air, land, and sea invasion in history. The goal was to surprise Germany, but Germany was ready to fight. American, British, and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches along a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. -
Battle of the Buldge
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1945 MLB World Series
The 1945 World Series matched the American League Champion Detroit Tigers against the National League Champion Chicago Cubs. The Tigers won the Series four games to three, giving them their second championship and first since 1935. -
Iwo Jima
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Hiroshima
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