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The war was known as the Defensive War and it ended on October 6,1949.Geramany won the invasion of Poland.
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Industrial leaders meet to plan mobilizaton of Pittsburgh.
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France Surrenders on this day. The Fench defenders are pushed to the English channel. Also, they are compelled to abandon the content at Dunkirk. France surrenders Germany.
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A reorganization plan, consolidating 55 interlocking street transit systems into a single company, was filed, in Federal Court by trustees for the bankrupt Pittsburgh Railways Company
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The University of Pittsburgh Bureau of Business Research reported that business activity in Pittsburgh was at its highest level in the 57 years for which records were available.
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The atttack was known as Operation Z. After the attck the U.S. decleared war on Japan. Resulting int he start of WWII.
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Dravo Corperation becomes first defense industry to launch Submarine Chaser.
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An estimated 300,000 persons assembled in the Downtown area to watch 35,000 marchers in an Army Day demonstration of loyalty and patriotism.
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The battle started morning of June 4th 1942. The battle was known as the most important battle of the Pacific Campaign of WWII.
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The Battle of Stalingrad was consider the turning point in World War II in Europe. The Battle of Stalingrad was fought during the winter of September 1942-1943.
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The Allegheny County War Transportation Committee appealed for "no compromise" co-operation from business in proposed plan to stagger working hours in order to prevent serious traffic congestion.
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29 German Allien living near war plans were arrested.
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The day when allies invaded France. Also the day when Americans invaded the beach of Normandy.
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20 thousand westing house employees take no strike for duration of war.
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Captain Raymond Dronne made enterance. Lasted untill the surrender of accupying German Garrison.
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This battle was one of the most loudest and deadlist battle. The battle ended in January 22,1945.
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Japan fought the U.S. There for they could not capture Iwo Jima. The war ended on March 25, 1945. The capture of Iwo Jima was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's health deteriorated whine or at warm sprng Georgia. He died of a celberal hemorrhage. Tehn Harry S. Truman replaced him on the day in 1945.
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Harry Truman was signed in the office after finding out that Franklin D. roosevelt died.
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City and goverment activities to be suspened in honor of the death of President Roosevelt.
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Soviet Army was going to kill Hitler..But instead Hitler took his own life away.
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WWII in Europe was known as VE Day. VE Day was the day that the Allies surrendered to Germany.
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Councilman George E. Evan, chairman of the Pittsburgh Housing Authority and a pioneer in slum-clearance planning, died at the age of 69.
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Stockholders of the Pittsburgh Coal Company approved a merger with the Consolidation Coal Company.
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The first atomic bomb has been dropped by a United States aircraft on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.The "little Boy" wich was another name for the Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima around 8:15. It was said that it killed about 80,000 people that when it happend.
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This was a day to celerbrate the win over Japan.It was also known as the Memorial day for the end of the War.
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Threats of a power blackout were removed when Duquesne Light's independent union agreed to arbitrate the wage dispute.
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General Somervell commander of armed forces WWII was elected president of Koppers Company.
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Philip murray gave no stike order to U.S still workers.
