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Franklin Roosevelt is elected as President for his third term
Roosevelt believed it was his duty to continue serving as president to get the US out of this hard time. He defeated Wendell Wilkie in the general election and ran for his third term. -
Lend-Lease Act is approved
With this act, the president was now able to "sell, tranfer title to, exchange, lease, lend or dispose of, to any such goverment." -
Mount Rushmore is completed
Mount Rushmore is a rock carving of the important presidents in our US historyThe presidents on Mount Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abe Lincoln -
Manhattan Project begins
The making of the first atomic bomb -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor pulled the US into World War II. Over 2,300 people were killed at Pearl Harbor -
Executive order 9066 is signed
Executive order 9066 ordered Japanese-Americans to be held in relocation camps. Japanese-American communities were sent to concentration camps because of their race. -
Battle of Midway
Yamamoto wanted to destroy the US by attacking by the Pacific. The Battle of Midway was the biggest turning point of World War II -
Detroit, Michigan Race Riots
An Aftrican American and white Detroiters fought, rumors spread, and more of these two races joined in the fighting. -
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
The allies landed in the normandy area. The night before, Allied planes dropped thousands of paratroopers behind German lines. Nearly 425,000 Allied and German roops were killed,wounded, or missing. -
G.I. Bill of Rights signed into law
Impacted US economically and physically, but almost never passed. -
Americans land at Iwo Jima
Navy's big guns opened up on Iwo Oima again. -
Harry S. Truman becomes President
Harry Truman told reporters, "I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me." -
Germany surrenders
Germany signed an unconditional surrender at allied France to take effect the following day. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bombs, about 20.000 tons of TNT. The bombs flattened the city and killled tens of thousands of people. -
First meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
Comprising 51 nations met for the first time and established its rules of Prcedure. -
National Basketball Association of America is founded
17 Frenchises located in a mix of large and small cities, large arenas and smaller gymnasiams and arnonies. -
Jackie Robinson debuts at first base
Played against Boston Braves, over 25,000 spectaters were at the field. He played first base and went zero for three at bat. -
Marshall Plan
Assistence Act authorized the creation of a program that would be nations of Europe. -
President Truman is re-elected
Truman had one of the most stunning political comebacks in American History -
NATO is formed
Combined efforts between USA. The ones involved in NATO were Britain and France to keep the city alive
