va thing By stefen2000 Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1950 1940's Apr 27, 1940 Auzternwich built Dec 7, 1941 pearl harbour bombed Jan 6, 1944 D-day May 8, 1945 Nazis surrender Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb Oct 24, 1945 UN formed Apr 9, 1947 NATO created Oct 14, 1947 1rst person to break sound barrier Jan 30, 1948 GHANDI ASSASINATED