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Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by the previous President, Paul von Hindenburg. -
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The Holocaust
Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany kills over six million European Jews in mass genocide. -
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Operation Pied Piper
Millions of British children are evacuated from their homes in order to protect them from Axis attacks. -
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World War II
The world enters its second global war as the Allied Powers battle against Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany and his Axis allies. -
Golding Returns from War
William Golding returns from the battlefields of World War II and resumes his position as teacher and writer -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States drops the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
The United States drops its second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki and puts an end to World War II. -
Lord of the Flies is Published
William Golding publishes The Lord of the Flies, a novel inspired by his experiences during World War II. It was previously rejected by publishers multiple times.
