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Richard Russel
Russel was a U.S. senator best known for his efforts to strengthen the national defense, and to oppose civil rights legislation. He was also an advocate for the small farmer, and for soil and water conservation. He also worked to bring economic opportunities to Georgia. Also, he helped to secure or maintain fifteen military installations; more than and twenty-five research facilities Research Center. He also created the National School Lunch Program. Fun Fact:
ran against Harry S. Truman -
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson served in the U.S. House of Reps. fro over 50 years. In 1931 he became the chairman of The House of Naval Fairs Committee.He later pushed for additional naval expansion legislation. These acts include the Naval Act of 1938 , the Third Vinson Act of 1940, as well as the Two-Ocean Navy Act of 1940. These programs helped the U.S. Navy as the country entered World War II, as new ships were able to match the latest ships from Japan. Fun Fact:
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Holocaust
The Holocaust was a genocide in which Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, and its collaborators killed about six million Jews. About 11 million people were killed. These killings took place throughout Nazi Germany and German-occupied territories. Fun Fact:
Over 1.1 million children died -
World War II breaks out in Europe
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Since England and Frace were in alliance with Poland, they joined the fight. This was the official start of the second World War. Fun Fact:
60 million people die in WWII -
Lend-lease program created
Also known as "An Act to Further Promote the Defense of the United States", the lend-lease program gave France, Great Britain, the Republic of China food, oil, and materials to help in the support of the war. This plan lasted from March 1941, until August 1945. Fun Fact:
We helped people to benefit us -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl harbor was a sneak attack planned by Japan, on a U.S. military base located in Hawaii. The attack led to the entry of U.S. in WWII. Fun Fact:
2,403 people were killed and 1,178 were wounded -
Bell Aircraft
On this day in 1942, the U.S. Government decided Rickenbacker Field, a local Ga airport would become a military aircraft plant. They renamed it to Dobbins Airforce Base. The base created many jobs for Georgia citizends, as well as suppying the neccesary aircrafts to supply the war. Fun Fact:
produced mostly B-29 bombers) -
Brunswick shipyard
*this is not the exact day, just the year Brunswick shipyard was one of sixteen ports chosen to construct cargo vessels during WWII. These vessels were used to aid Allied forces in Europe. The 16 selected shipyards played a major role in the allies winning the war. Also, the sihipyards hired many women and African Americans, helping mend the divide of segregation. Fun Fact:
built 99 ships -
Savannah Shipyard
The Savannah Shipyard was one of sixteen ports chosen to construct cargo vessels during WWII. These vessels were used to aid Allied forces in Europe. The 16 selected shipyards played a major role in the allies winning the war. Also, the sihipyards hired many women and African Americans, helping mend the divide of segregation. Fun Fact:
88 ships were built -
D-Day
Also known as the Normandy Landings, D-day was the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history, and began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control. D-day contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front. Fun Fact:
the code name for the operation was "Overlord" -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was also known as the the Crimea Conference. It was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin. The conference was for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. Fun Fact:
it was code named the Argonaut Conference -
Hitler's Death
Adolf Hitler commited suicide of April 30, 1945. His death released the German's from their oath of allegience to him. Also, the captives were released from the concentration camps. -
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The United States, with the consent of the United Kingdom as laid down in the Quebec Agreement, dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It, along with Nagasaki, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. Fun Fact:
90,000-146,000 people died -
Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb that the U.S. dropped on Japan. It was the second and only atomic bomb ever dropped. This bombing was the major ending point in WWII.
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39,000–80,000 people died -
United Nations are formed
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. It was created in order to prevent another such conflict. The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City. Fun Fact:
started with 51 members, now there are 193 -
Japanese Holdouts
Japanese holdouts were Japanese soldiers stationed on islands throughout the Pacific who refused to surrender, or did not know that Japan had surrendered. These soldiers remained isolated on these islands, often times by themselves, for several years, or decades. Fun Fact:
One famous case is Hiroo Onada, who finally surrendered in 1974, 29 years after Japan surrendered
