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33rd US president Harry Truman
Apr 12 US President Franklin Roosevelt dies in office and Vice-President Harry Truman is sworn in as 33rd US President -
Hirosima Atomic bomb 'Enola Gay'
Aug 6 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay“ -
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb "Fat man"
Aug 9, US drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki -
V-J day
Surrender of Japan Day, Japan surrenders unconditionally to end World War II (also August 15 depending on time zone) -
v-J day
Sep 1 V-J Day, formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri marks the end of WW II (US date, 2nd September in Japan) -
Harry Truman's CIA
Jan 22 US president Harry Truman sets up the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) -
North Korea
Feb 5 The Chondoist Chongu Party is founded in North Korea. -
Harry Truman's Atomic Energy Commission
Aug 1 US President Harry Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) -
Civil Right
Dec 5 US President Harry Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Exec Order #9808 -
Truman-Doctrine
Mar 12 US President Harry Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism -
Eisenhower gold award
Oct 14 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower -
Hologram's birth
Oct 14 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower -
Marshall plan
Jan 7 US president Harry Truman raises taxes for the Marshall Plan -
South Korea 1st president
Jul 20 Syngman Lee elected President of South Korea. -
South korea
Aug 15 Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day) -
Re-election
Nov 2 US President Harry Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas E. Dewey -
Fair Deal
Jan 5 US President Harry Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" -
China
Oct 1 People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Zedong (National Day) -
US NATO
Oct 6 US President Harry Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) -
Minimum wage
Oct 26 US President Harry Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents -
Hydrogen bomb
Jan 31 US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb -
Einstein's warning
Feb 12 Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb -
6,25 Korean war
Jun 25 North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War -
Nelson Mandela
Jun 26 Nelson Mandela & 51 others infringe South Africa curfew -
strike
Aug 25 US President Harry Truman orders army to take control of railroad to avert a strike -
Try to kill US President Harry Truman
Nov 1 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill US President Harry Truman at Blair House -
Chinese Army's enter
Nov 26 China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River -
Recapture Seoul
Mar 15 UN forces recapture Seoul, the fourth and final time the city changes hands in the Korean War -
Gen Douglas McArthur of command
Apr 11 US President Harry Truman relieves Gen Douglas McArthur of command in Korea -
opening of Japanese Peace Treaty Conference
Sep 4 US President Harry Truman addresses opening of Japanese Peace Treaty Conference -
Nelson Mandela
Jun 26 Nelson Mandela & 51 others infringe South Africa curfew -
34rd US President Eisenhower
Nov 4 General Dwight Eisenhower elected 34th president of the USA, beating Adlai Stevenson. -
Hydrogen bomb for American development
Jan 7 US President Harry Truman announces American development of the hydrogen bomb -
New US president, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jan 20 1st live US coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower) New President in USA, 34rd US president Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
The end of Korean War
Jul 27 North Korea & UN sign armistice
The end of Korean war