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Nazi invasion of England
Hitlers operation known as "sealion" to invade England is cancelled -
the atomic bomb
The development of the first atomic bomb is signed into an agreement between the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt -
The G.I. Bill of Rights
the G.I. Bill of Rights is signed into law providing benefits for American veterans -
Battle of Okinawa
a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army -
bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
President Harry S. Truman makes the call to drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese island of Hiroshima. Three days later another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki -
NATO
the North American Treaty Organization, is formed by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations. The treaty stated that any attack against one nation would be considered an attack against them all. -
The Korean War
3 year war caused by North Korean troops invading South Korea -
Announcement of Hydrogen Bomb
On January 7 1953 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb.
