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Largest Budget in History
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his State of the Union address in which he proposes a massive government spending budget, the largest in American history -
US Troops Land In Africa
Under the leadership of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. troops land in Algiers, Oran, and Casablanca in North Africa. -
Russians Trap Germany
The Russian Red Army traps and captures German armies that had invaded the Soviet Union. -
Italy Surrenders
RANGEEND_ITALY The Italian government officially surrenders to the Allied powers; still, German forces occupy much of Italy. -
Allies Capture Naples
The Allies capture German holdings in Naples -
Cairo Declaration
The Allied powers announce the Cairo Declaration in which all three declare their intention to establish an international organization to maintain the peace and security of the world. -
Rome Falls
Rome falls to Allied forces. -
D-day
D-Day: The first of nearly 3 million Allied soldiers arrive in Normandy, on the northern shores of France. -
Paris Liberated
U.S. forces, aided by a Free French division, liberate Paris from Nazi control. -
Big Three in Yalta
The Allied powers meet in Yalta to negotiate Soviet dominance in Eastern Europe. The Yalta Conference would result in the dual administrations in Berlin, the break up of Germany, and the prosecution of war criminals
