1942-1953

  • Executive Order 9066

    Executive Order 9066 was signed.
  • D-Day

    Allied soldiers landed on the beaches in Europe to liberate Paris in World War 2.
  • G.I. Bill of RIghts

    The G.I. Bill of Rights was signed.
  • President Franklin Roosevelt's Death

    President Roosevelt dies suddenly.
  • Hiroshima Bomb

    Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
  • Committee on Civil Rights

    President Truman establishes the Committee on Civil Rights.
  • 22nd Amendment Added

    The 22nd Amendment was added which limited Presidents to two terms.
  • Eisenhower as President

    Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th United States President.