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Adolf Hitler is Born
Adolf Hitler was born on April 9th 1889. He was called "Adi" -
Alois Hitler (Adolf's Father), dies
Adolf Hitler's father died on January 3, 1903 when Hitler was just 13. -
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World War 1
World War 1 started July 28, 1914 and ended September 11, 1918 -
Penicillin
Penicillin was used during World War 2 as an antibiotic to treat simple infections. it was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 -
Jews were ordered to get rid of all radios or have them taken away.
the Foreign Community was misunderstood. so to be safe the U.S. took Foreign Community's radios away to prevent them from communicating with others. -
the British Prime Minister makes a speech
about how the measures the government has taken are only for precaution and nothing else. -
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World War 2
World War 2 started on September 1, 1939 and ended September 2, 1945. Just over 6 years -
Finland signs a Peace Treaty with the Soviets.
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Battle of Britain
At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940, the air raid sirens wailed as the German Air Force, the luftwaffe, launched a massive raid on London. Over 350 bombers flew across the Channel from airfields in France and dropped 300 tonnes of bombs on the docks and streets of the East End of London. -
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Siege of Leningrad
German troops surrounded the city of Leningrad (now known as St. Petersburg) in Russia -
Pearl Harbor
The surprise attack by the Japanese was the hardest defeat by the Americans ever. -
D-Day
More than 150,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France, as part of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Known as "D-Day," the name and date looms large in the memory of World War II—perhaps second only to December 7th, 1941. (Library of Congress.gov) -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The photo shown is of 5 Marines and 1 Navy hospital corpsman. 3 of them died later in this battle. later on March 16 only 6,821 Americans died but all of the Japanese force was killed (all 21,000). -
President Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman takes over
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VE day
(Victory in Europe day) -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
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Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
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VJ dates
Victory in Japan -
My Grampy's Birthday
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My Grammy's Birthday