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germany invades poland
the polish army did not stand a chance against germany's. more than 200 tanks and 1000 plains break though polands border. -
university of pittsburgh school of nursing
the pittsbugh school of nursing opens. it was founded april 6th 1939. -
rule 2227 adopted
‘‘action’’ means any civil action or proceeding brought in or appealed to any court of record which is subject to these rules. this is a court rule. -
frace surrenders to germany
vichy france were quick to befriend germany. if the u.s. didnt join the war, france would more than likely be part of russia -
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world war ii history events
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University awarded the School of Fine Arts' degree of Bachelor of Applied Arts to Antoinette Bremner Walker
she was the first woman that was awarded this. she earned a b.a.a. at penn -
the battle of stalingrad
it was an air battle. this was one of many exploits of the solviet navy -
japanese attack on pearl harbor
the japanese bombed pearl harbor. they also destoried and damaged many u.s. ships -
battle of midway
yamamoto wanted to invade midway island. he wanted to do this because he wanted to sent up a base so he could attack hawii. -
pittsburgh army men learn to swim
army men that were gearing up for war had to learn to swim, president truman made this clear that thay had to learn before fighting. -
fdr dies
on this date, dr died. it happened while an artist was painting is portrait. -
harry theofledes
he was born in homestead, pa. and was an all good american football player. -
d-day
more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircrafts supported this day. "we will accept nothing less than full victory" -
pittsburgh citizens enlist in war
after d-day, pittsburgh citizens enlist in the war. this is because of the shortage of men there were at this specific time. -
pennsylvania refinery explosion
three perople were injured. all of them almost lost their lives -
pvt howard ralp hooven
this is another man who died for our country. just like the other one, not famous, but brave and devoted for our country. (from pennsylvania) -
allies liberate paris
this happened four years after the german occupation. the liberation was and accident. -
the battle of the bulge
hitler wanted to break up the alliance between us, britain, and france. his idea was to create a bulge in the front line. -
battle of iwo jima
this was was called "operation detachment." over 30,000 u.s. marines fought in this. -
p.f.c. clarence c anspach died
this man wasnt important or famous but he fought for our country. so i think he deserved some recognitition. (from pennsylvania) -
truman becomes president
he became president by accident. he also did not know much about the war -
hitler commits suicide
hitler and his wife commited suicide together. a few of his bodyguards saw their burnt bodies lieing next to one another. -
ve day
on this day, the allies announced the surrender of germany. everyone was very releaved of this announcement. -
keith jarrett was born
he was a jazz musicain and film composer. he was born in allentown, pa. -
georgia sues pennsylvania railroad
georgai sues pennsylvania because of high freight cost during war. this made things a little more difficult. -
bayne m halsey enlists
although it wasnt for very long that he was enlisted he was shot down. not by an ememy but by a fellow soldier, by mistake. -
atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima
this was the first on two atomic bombs dropped on japan. the sencond one was dropped on nagasaki. -
atomic bomb dropped on nagasaki
this was the second atomic bomb dropped in three days. it completely destoryed the city. -
vj day
japan unconditionally surrendered to the allies. the full name is victory over japan day. -
soldiers come home
almost everone was home safe. pittsburgh had a huge party in the streets.
