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1940, FDR Third Term
Franklin D Roosevelt is elected for his third term -
1941, Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore is completed -
1941, Pearl Harbor
apan launches a surprise attack on the U.S. base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
1941, Women Join Armed Forces
Massive publicity campaigns urged women to join the armed forces -
1942, Draft age change
Congress pasess the law to change the age to 18 - 37 -
1943, The Pentagon Is Complete
The Pentagon is finally complete -
1944, D-Day
More than 150,000 soliders are sent to fight Nazi Germany -
1945, Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler and his wife commit suicide by taking cyanide -
1945, WWII ends
WWII ends and germany surrenders -
1945, The Charter Is Signed
50 nations sign the United Nations Charter50 nations sign the United Nations Charter -
1945, First atomic bomb is dropped
an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
1945, Harry S Truman is elected after FDR's death
When FDR died Harry S Truman was vice president but moved up to president -
1947, became the first African American to play in the major league
Became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era -
1948, First NASCAR race ever
The first NASCAR race was held on Daytona's beach course -
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