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Other events:The Holocaust Begins
The Holocaust was genocide to those Jews and others against Germany burned in gas chambers -
Actual Events: Hitler invades Poland
After making a pact with Stalin, one that Hitler would not keep, Hitler made his move to invade Poland -
Actual Events: France declares war on Germany
World War II starts in 1940 where the Allies fought against Germany to defeat them -
Actual Events: The US declares war with Germany
The U.S. Declares war on Germany, as allies of Japan, after the Bombing in Pearl Harbor -
Actual Event: The Battle of Midway becomes the turning point in war
As Japanese forces make moves into America, The Battle of Midway was a turning point for the Americans against the Japanese. The Americans win the battle with many casualties sustained by both sides. -
Actual Event: Mass Murder of Jews begins at Auschwitz
After some time in the Concentration camps the mass murders of Jews begin. -
Actual Event: The Battle of Stalingrad
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Novel: Billy gets send to Battle of the Bulge in Germany
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Other Event: The Battle of Normandy: Operation Overlord (D-Day)
In an effort to take control of Northern France, the U.S storm the beach of Norway and have many casualties along the way. -
Novel: Billy arrives in Dresden, Germany
After having to be captured by German troops, Billy and his team are brought to Dresden -
Actual Event: Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Actual Events: The Bombing on Dresden
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Actual Event: World War 2 comes to an end
After much going through and the Bombing of Dresden, Germany surrenders for not having a leader after Hitler's Death. -
Novel: First time Unstuck in Time
Billy Pilgrim first comes unstuck in time when he walks through a door in 1955 and goes back in 1941 -
Other Area: The First Guinness Book of World Records is Published
The idea came about in the early 1950’s when Sir Hugh Beaver (1890—1967), Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery, attended a shooting party. There, he and his hosts argued about the fastest game bird in Europe, and failed to find an answer in any reference book. -
Novel: Billy is elected President of the Lions Club
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Novel: Billy is in a Banquet for the Illum Little League Baseball Team
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Other Area: The U.S. Launches the explorer 1 satellite
The U.S begins to send their new Explorer 1 Satellite into space. -
Novel: Billy time travels and is at a party for Optometrists
Billy without warning is taken into the future where he is attending a party for Optometrist, or eye doctors. -
Novel: Billy's daughter gets married
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Novel: Billy returns to the flying saucer
Billy returns to the Flying Saucer where he is greeted by the tralfamadorians. -
Other Area: Nigerian Civil War begins
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Novel: Billy survives a plain crash
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Other Area: Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
MLK is killed on a balcony in a Hotel in Memphis Tennessee -
Novel: Billy predicts his death in Chicago
