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Germany invades Poland
Start of World War II -
Pearl Harbor
Japan Unprovoked Attack on U.S. -
U.S. Declares War on Japan
FDR makes speech to congress "... a date that will live in infamy" -
Doolittle Raid
American bombs fall in Japan for the first time -
Battle of Midway
Turning Point in War with Japan -
Kasserine Pass
First U.S. battle against Germany Bad (Bad Loss) -
Iwo JIma
Island Captured by U.S., Marines raise flag -
Atomic bomb dropped
Over 120,000 die at Hiroshima -
V-J Day
World War Ends in Japan