1953

1942-1953

By emilypate

  • Battle of Midway begins

    Naval battle that occurred in WWII

  • Battle of Midway ends

    United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength

  • First Self-Sustained Nuclear Reactor

    Experiment led by Enrico Fermi resulted in the development of this reactor

  • Harry S. Truman

    Sworn in as President

  • Germany surrenders in WWII

    Germany signed a surrender in France

  • First Atomic Bomb Dropped

    America dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima

  • Second Atomic Bomb Dropped

    America dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki

  • WWII Ends

    Japan surrendered after the atomic bombs were dropped

  • 22nd Amendment

    Says that a President can not be elected to the office more than twice

  • Korean War begins

    North Korean Army poured across the 38th parallel and the war began

  • Dwight Eisenhower

    Sworn in as President

  • Korean War ends

    It ended because of armistice