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pearl harbor
just before 8am Japanese fighter planes attacked the american naval base at pearl harbor near honolulu hawaii. destroyed nearly 20 american naval vessels including 8 battleships and more than 300 airplanes. more than 2000 soliders and sailors died in the attack -
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omar bradly
he was a highly distingushed senior offiar of the us army who saw distinguished service in north africa western europe during ww11 the was also known as a top general during d-day -
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george marshall
he was an american statesman and soldier he washief of staff of the us army under president roosevelt human served as secretary of state defensive under truman he as the organizer of victory by winston churchill. -
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axis power
took the name after the tripartite pact was signed by germany italy and japan on 9/27/1940 in berlin -
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event 1944
George he was an american statesman and soldier famous for his leadership soles during would war 11 and the cold war it graduate of the virgina military institute he was a world war staff officer and later became assitant commandant. -
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the 1st air conditioning
was designed inn 1902 by inventor willis carrier the first air conditionning were too bulky window a/c units didnt come about until the late 1950s the general public often first encounter air conditionig in movie theaters by 1980 most of the us population had home -
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birth of rock broll
the 1940s -50s was a time were rock become very popular within the young society was a antive of the blues jazz gaspel and counting overall it introduced new music and dancing thrusting that the older society was shocked by 1960s the british invasion took place being british -
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g.i. bill
the gi bill officially the service mens read justment act of 1944 provided mans benefits to veterans of world war 2 it established veterians hospitals provided for vacation rehabilitation made low intrast mortgage avaiable and granted covering college expenses -
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NASA event
on july of 1958 president dwight d. eisenhower signs an act that creates the national astronauts and space administration he called the signing a historic step futher equipping the united states for leadership in the space age. -
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volunteerism of ww2
victory corps was a program that provided training for male and female high school students the program focused skills relevant to the war effort ranging from physical conditioning to more specialized skills depending or the -
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timespam 1930-1936
allied powers the coalition headed by germany italy and japan that opposed the allied powers in world war 2 the alliance orginated in a series of agreements between germany and italy followed by the prodamation of an axis bindiny and berlim october 25,1936 with the two powers claiming that the world world henceforth -
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friendship 7
nasa astronaut john glenn in his mercury capsule friendship 7,
glenns accomplishments brought a sense of pride and relief to americans and instantly made the 31-year old glenn a national hero.