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Executive order 9066
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed executive order 9066 that allowed the United States to define areas as exclusionary zones that affected the Japanese, Germans, and Italians. -
Opening of the Pentagon
The administrative building finished construction on January 15, 1943 in Arlington, Virginia. -
G.I. Bill of Rights
The G.I. Bill of Rights is signed into law providing benefits for veterans. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for his 4th term as president. -
Death of President Franklin Rooselvelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt suddenly dies of a stroke on April 12, 1945 -
The Use of the Atomic Bomb
President Truman makes the decision to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later on Nagasaki, Japan in hopes of saving American lives. -
The United States enters the United Nations
United States senate approves of the entry of the United States into the United Nations. -
The National Security Act of 1947
President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 into law creating the C.I.A., the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council -
The 22nd Amendment
The 22nd Amendment is ratified, limiting Presidents to two terms -
Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President
President Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th President.