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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major turning point of the Pacific Theater from a Japanese victor to a U.S. victory -
Doolittle Raid
This was the first bombing of the Japanese mainland by U.S. forces. Not much physical damage was dealt, but it cause a huge moral boost in U.S. soldiers and frightened many Japanese -
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Battle of the Bulge
Most troops were under supplied and faced a severe winter. Many U.S. soldiers, like Easy Company of the 101st Airborne, were under constant artillery shelling by the Germans -
D-Day
U.S. and Allied forces invade France on the Beaches of Normandy -
FDR Signs G.I. Bill
Franklin D Roosevelt signs a bill for helping veterans with education after military service -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
One of the bloodiest battles of the war, U.S. forces fought Japanese forces for over a month -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Dies
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Germany Surrenders
The war in Europe ends -
First Nuclear Weapon Test
The first Atom bomb tested in New Mexico -
First Use of Nuclear Weapons
A Boeing B-29 Superfortress, nicknamed the Enola Gay, drops the first Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima -
United Nations Established
Unlike the League of Nations, the U.S. actually joins this one -
Jackie Robinson Plays his First Game
Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play in Major League Baseball -
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Berlin Airlift
The Soviet Union blockaded supply lines to West Berlin, so Allied forces used aircraft to send supplies in -
Disney Releases Cinderella
Disney releases its classic movie, Cinderella -
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Korean War
The first war the U.S. is involved with after WWII and the first major armed conflict of the Cold War -
First Peanuts Comic Strip
Charles M. Schultz creates an instant classic that is still in newspapers to this day -
22nd Amendment Ratified
The 22nd Amendment prevents a president from holding office for more than 2 terms
