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Landing on Guadacanal
U.S.' first offensive int WWII -
Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson Memorial is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson on his 200th birthday. -
Tehran Conference
Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. Discussed Operation Overlord. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy -
Port Chicago Incident
Two ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago in CA killing 320 people. -
Battle of Okinawa
Continued until June 21 -
Roosevelt Dies
President Roosevelt dies of a stroke. Truman becomes president. -
Nazis Surrender
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Philippino Independence
The Philippines become independent. -
US Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is announced to the U.S. Congress. When passed it would grant $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey to battle Communist terrorism -
Marshall Plan
Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposes aid extension to European nations for war recovery which would lead to Congressional approval of $12 billion over the following four years. -
USSR Blockades
Russia begins blockade of Allied sectors of Berlin. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed -
Korean War
The Korean War begins its three-year conflict when troops of North Korea invade South Korea. This act leads to U.S. involvement when two days later, the United States Air Force and Navy are ordered by President Truman to the peninsula. -
Transcontinental TV
President Truman speaks at the Japanese Peace Conference in San Francisco. -
First H Bomb
Hydrogen bomb, Mike, Explodes in Pacific.