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The NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) crashed
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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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The summer olympics were held in Berlin
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On this day, the swastika flag flew over Paris
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On this date, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
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American marines take control of Iowa Jima
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The US sent a lone American bomber to bomb Hiroshima
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The US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki
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The Japanese sued the US for peace
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The Allies held official surrender ceremonies