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WW2
World War 2 Starts -
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower is appointed head commander of U.S. troops -
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan project is started with the goal of creating an atomic bomb -
Total War
Hitler declares “Total War.” -
D-Day Postponed
D-Day is postponed until later in June -
D-Day
D-Day begins -
Japan Attacks the US
Japan Attacks the United States for the first time -
FDR Elected President
FDR is elected president for his record 4th term -
Sargent Barnes
Sargent James Buchanan Barnes is pronounced KIA -
Battle of Okinawa
US bombs Okinawa and it becomes the largest battle of the pacific in WWII -
U.S. drops atomic bombs
The U.S. bombs Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Harry Truman
Harry Truman takes the place of president after FDR dies -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide -
End of WW2
Japan surrenders ending the war -
Korea Divided
The UN and North Korea decide to stop fighting and to divide at the 38th parallel