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History
War & Conflict
Battle of Iwo Jima begins
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History
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The firebombing of Dresden begins
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History
Modern
Churchill gave his "Iron Curtain" speech
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History
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Germany launched its massive invasion of the Soviet Union
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History
Modern
Israeli agents capture Nazi fugitive Adolf Eichmann in Argentina
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History
War & Conflict
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, pulling the U.S. into World War II
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History
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Japan's surrender was announced, ending World War II
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History
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The atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
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History
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The Battle of Midway turned the tide in the Pacific
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History
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The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes
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History
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The German invasion of Poland began World War II
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History
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The Nazi massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane
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Society & Economy
Politics & Law
The Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders began
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Science
Physics
The Soviet Union tested the largest bomb ever built
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Society & Economy
Politics & Law
The trial of Adolf Eichmann opened in Jerusalem
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History
War & Conflict
MacArthur kept his promise and returned to Leyte
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History
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World War II formally ended aboard the USS Missouri
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History
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D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history
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History
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World War II is the deadliest conflict in human history
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