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Great Grandmother's brother Edward Moorse
My Great Grandmother's brother Edward Moorse was an infantry man. He was on the ground fighting in World War II. -
Great Grandpa Fred Strehlow
My Great Grandpa was in the war. He was a gunner and fought in Italy where he started his relationship with his wife. -
Dad's friend Hank Kawalske
My dad's friend's Uncle Hank was fighting in the war. He was a tail gunner and was also a photographer. -
Grandpa Leonhardt
My Grandpa Leonhardt was born about right at the time of the war and was about 5 years old when the war ended. -
Great Grandpa Leonhardt
My Great Grandpa fought in World War I, but had nothin to do with World War II. He was an infantry person who fought for the U.S.. -
Grandpa Leonhardt's Uncle Leon May
My Grandpa's Uncle Leon was a Captain for the U.S. Army and he was in England fighting for 4-5 years. -
Grandpa Leonhardt's friend Eddy Driskoll
My Grandpa's family friends dad fought in the war in Europe against the Germans and was on the ground fighting for our country. -
Irban Siminos
My Uncle's Grandpa's Uncle was in WWII. His name was Irban Siminos and he was fighting on the ground for the U.S. army. -
Don Sullivan
My Uncle's Grandpa"s Uncle was in the U.S. Navy and fought in Pearl Harbor when the Americans were attacked by the Japanese. -
Great Grandmother
My Great Grandmother was a nurse for the U.S. in the war. -
World Fair
On October 14, 1939 the first televised event was the 1939 World Fair. The war interrupted further development. -
First basketball game
On February 5, 1940 the first basketball game was recorded. Pittsburgh University beats Fordham University 50-37. -
First black on U.S. stamp
On April 7, 1940 the first black person was put on a US stamp. His name was Booker T. Washington. -
Morton Salt was introduced
On this day Morton Salt was introduced to the grocery store. It was invented by a Chicago company that made salts. -
M&Ms are invented
These were invented by Forrest E. Mars. They were made at first for the military. They would not get the soldiers hands sticky. -
Richard Llewellyn
Richard Llewellyn published a book called "How Green Was My Valley". This was a very popular book during the 1940s. -
Italy declares war on France and Britain
On the day of 1940 Italy declares war on France and Britain. Italy declared war because the collapse of France and many believed that Britain would also do that soon afterwards. -
Marshal Petain becomes French Prime Minister
Germany was overruning France at this time. France needed a new Prime Minister to solve this crisis. Marshal Petain became French Prime Minister. -
Color Tv was invented
The colored Tv was invented by Peter Goldmark. It was sold for 50 to 60 dollars. -
Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate
On January 25, 1941 Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. -
Mary Ellen Chase
Mary Ellen Chase published the book "Windswept". This is also a very popular book. It costed very little back then. -
The first Jeep was invented
On this day the first Jeep was invented in the military because they needed a car that could get around quickly and that was durable. -
Mt. Rushmore was completed
On this day Mount Rushmore was completed depicting the faces of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. The work of this was started in 1927 and ended in 1941. Overall 400 workers worked on this magnificant sculpture. -
First Computer
On this day Germany created the first programmable computer. The Germans used it to calculate wing flutter on their aircraft. The Americans followed with their own computer in 1942. -
Japan attacks America without any declaration of war
On the day of 1941 Japan attacked the U.S.. Thsi was the attack on Pearl Harbor. 353 Japanese fighters attacked. 188 U.S. aircrafts were destroyed. 2,402 Americans were killed and 1,282 were wounded. -
America declares war on Japan
The president requested a declaration of war because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The news was played all over the radio. -
Germany and Italy declare war on America
After the U.S. declared war on Japan because of Pearl Harbor Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. -
Mass murder of Jews at Auschwitz camp
Many Jews were killed. They were either shot, put in gas chambers, beaten, starved, or worked to death. -
Penecilln was invented
On this day Penicillin was invented by Alexander Fleming. -
Tupperware was invented
In 1942 Earl Tupper made a thing called tupperware. It was able to keep food stored. -
Duct Tape was invented
Duct Tape was invented by the Johnson Permacel Division. Back then the closest thing to duct tape was medical tape or adhesive tape. -
Anne Frank and others go into hiding
The Van Pels and Anne's family go into hiding because the German's are invading and are going to take Jewish families to concentration camps. If they were taken to a camp they would most likely be killed. -
World's largest office
On January 15, 1943 the world's largest office was completed. It was called the Pentagon. On the same day more than 1,000 workers completed an air condition system for the Pentagon. -
Silly Putty was invented
on this day silly putty was invented by James Wright. It was invented in response of the rubber shortage. It would not mold and could stretch farther than rubber. It outsold every toy except for crayon. -
Italy surrenders to Britain and France
Italy could not take it anymore and got overpowered. They ended up surrendering to Britain and France in 1943. It took 3 years for them to surrender. -
Italy declares war on Germany
About a month after surrendering to the Allies, Italy declares war on Germany. -
World Bank
On January 9, 1944 Bretton Woods created the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Protectionism destroyed the world's economy and led to the rise of the dictators. -
First hockey game
On February 25, 1944 the first televised hockey game was played. The game was Rangers vs. Canadians. -
Anne is found
The Secret Annex that the Frank's and others lived in was found because of a betrayer. They are arrested and taken to concentration camps. -
Otto Frank dies
On this day Otto Frank, dies at his concentration camp. -
Benito Mussolini dies
Ruled Italy as a dicator for more than 21 years. In 1943 he was arrested but later rescued by German commandoes. In 1945 he was captured by Italians because he wanted to escape to Switzerland and shot to death the next day. -
Franklin Roosevelt dies after four terms of presisdent
Harry Truman becomes president because of the death of President Roosevelt. Franklin's health was decreasing and he was starting to feel weaker. He traveled to his resort in Georgia to rest and take a break when he suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and died at the age of 63. -
Joseph Goebbels becomes the fuhrier for 2 days
He became the leader for two days after Adolf Hitler's death until he and his wife killed his 7 children and then committed suicide. -
Germany surrenders to Allies
On this day approximatley one million German soldiers lay down their arms. 134,000 German soldiers were taken to prison. -
Marshall Plan
The U.S. implemented the Marshall Plan which was to help war-torn countries to help and rejoin the world economy. -
Atomic Bomb was invented
On this day the Atomic Bomb was invented by Robert Oppenhiemer and many other scientists. -
Japan surrenders to the U.S.
Ceremonies took as long as two hours on the USS Missouri battleship. -
U.S. atomic bomb
-U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on September 5, 1945. -
Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops
Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland freeing the survivors of the concentration camps. Finally everbody was able to hear the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. -
Microwaves were invented
Microwaves were invented by Dr. Percy Spencer. It weighed about 750 pounds(6 feet tall) and was sold for 2,000 dollars. -
Otto Frank informed
Otto Frank is informed that his two daughters died. His daughters Anne and Margot died at Bergen-Belsen. -
United Nations was founded
On this day the UN was founded in 1945 after WWII to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries.
