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Japanese Internment camps
On this day the executive order 9066 was signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt, confining Japanese Americans, including 75,000 citizens, into relocation camps during World War II. -
The Atomic Bomb
The development of the first atomic bomb is signed into agreement between Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. -
Race Riots
Race riots in Detroit and Harlem cause forty deaths and seven hundred injuries. -
D-day
The Normandy Invasion, D-Day, occurs when 155,000 Allied troops land in France. Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of France to begin the World War II invasion of Europe that would lead to the liberation of Paris. -
The Yalta Conference
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Premier Josef Stalin hold the Yalta Conference in the Soviet Union. -
President Roosevelt dies
President Roosevelt dies suddenly and Vice President Harry S. Truman assumes the presidency. -
Segregation in the Army is Abolished
Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the United States military, is signed by President Harry S. Truman. -
The Korean war Begins
The Korean War begins when troops of North Korea, backed with Soviet weaponry, invade South Korea. This act leads to U.S. involvement two days later. On June 30, ground forces and air strikes are approved against North Korea. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of conspiracy of wartime espionage and sentenced to death. -
Colored Televisions
The first color televisions go on sale.