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  1.German republic gives power to Hitler.- Albert Einstein arrives in us, refugee from Nazi German.
- Nazi German begins persecution of Jews.
 
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  1.In 1938 to ramp up to the beginning of World War II in the following year and acts against Jewish persons in Europe became more aggressive. 2.Germany invades Austria in March . Austria then becomes a part of Germany. 3.The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin.
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  1.Germany invades Poland. 2.The Holocaust took place in the broader context of World War II. On September 1, 1939. 3.In June 1941, Germany turned on its ally, the Soviet Union.
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  - The Germans opened the Auschwitz concentration cam.
- In a devastating setback, Britain had to retreat from France in the Dunkirk evacuation.
- Other war-related events in 1940 include the Katyn Forest massacre of Polish prisoners of war by the Soviet Army and the establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto.
 
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  1.German dictator Adolf Hitler invades Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands , Belgium, Luxembourg, and then France.- The US government publicly opposes Hitler's aggression in Europe but refuses to get involved.
 
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  1.United states dropped a bomb on Hiroshima. 2.The Berlin blockade begin. 3.Douglas William Sutheland was born on the 28th of may 1945.
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  1.Korean war begin. 2.first modem credit card was introduced. 3.first organ transplant happens.
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  1.President Truman receives the NSC-68 Report about the Cold War. ... 2.President Truman signs the Organic Act of Guam. 3.Diner's Club issues the first credit cards.
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  1.Jan 1 Benjamin Britten's ballet "Prince & the Pauper," premieres in London. 2.Jan 1 George Town, Penang becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 3.Jan 3 1st electric watch introduced, Lancaster Pa.
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  1.President Kennedy advises all "prudent families" to have a bomb shelter. 2.The DNA genetic code is broken. 3.The IBM Selectric typewriter is introduced
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  1.Medicare bill passes. 2.34 people die in Watts ghetto riot. 3.190,000 troops are in Vietnam.
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  1.The Sixties dominated by the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Protests. 2.The 60s also saw the assassinations of US President John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King and Cuban Missile Crisis. 3.Finally ended on a good note when the first man is landed on the moon
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  1.Pocket calculators introduced. 2.Electronic mail was introduced. 3.American pie was introduced.
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  1.Jan 1 NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead). 2.Jan 1 World Population Year begins. 3.Jan 1 With effect from this date the New Zealand government terminates all tariff preferences previously granted to South Africa.
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  1.Jan 1 International Year of the Child begins. 2.Jan 1 Jura, 26th canton of Switzerland, established. 3.Jan 2 30th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver.