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The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy anded on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive in World War II that took place in the Ardennes Forest from December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945. I -
The Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a World War II air campaign that took place from July to October 1940. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
It was a surprise attack by Japan on the U.S. Pacific Fleet on December 7, 1941. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major World War II battle that took place in the Soviet city of Stalingrad from 1942 to 1943. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a decisive US victory in World War II that took place from June 3–7, 1942. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II. It took place from November 8–16, 1942. -
The Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II battle that took place in western Russia from July 5–August 23, 1943. It was the largest tank battle in history. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
In 1943, the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) was established under the Civil Affairs and Military Government sections of the Allied armies as part of a concerted effort to protect artworks, archives, and monuments of historical and cultural significance as the Allies advanced across Europe. -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
D-Day was the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, during World War II. It was the largest amphibious assault in history. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the final major battle of World War II in the Pacific, and one of the bloodiest in US military history. -
The Death of FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 after being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and they remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.