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Adolf Hitler is born in Austria.

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The Potsdam Declaration, or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II.

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Japan left the League of Nations that made suspicions high for America and the world.

Luke

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Germany violates the Paris Treaty of Versaille because Adolf Hitler remilitarized.

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Kristallnacht also known as the Night of Broken Glass happens.

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On November 9 to November 10, 1938, in an incident known as “Kristallnacht”, Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews.

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The Battle of the Atlantic

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Germany invades Poland which starts the second World War.

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Germany invaded Poland and ww2 officially began

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The Battle of Great Britain.

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The Tripartite Pact also known as the Berlin Act was written as an agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan.

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Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union.

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On July 31, 1941, Hermann Göring, writing under instructions from Hitler, ordered Reinhard Heydrich, SS general and Heinrich Himmler’s number-two man, “to submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired final solution of the Jewish question.”

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Auschwitz, Poland, experimental gassing began.

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Japan attacked America in December 1941.

-Teagun

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Franklin Roosevelt's speech called the Infamous speech about Pearl Harbor was made.

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America enters the war after a surprise attack by Japan.

-Teagun

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Bełżec extermination camp became operational in occupied Poland. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia and was appointed commander of the combined Allied forces in the southwest Pacific. The British government announced the introduction of fuel rationing.

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Historical Events

Bełżec Concentration Camp opens with the transport of 30,000 Lublin Polish Jews

Historic Event

General Doug MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander

Famous Birthdays

Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek composer, singer and actor

Sidney Barthelemy, American politician (Mayor of New Orleans), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

1942 Highlights

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 80 years and 22 days
Leap Year: No

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The Battle of Stalingrad takes place

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The first Manhattan Project bombs were built and tested.

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the nazi anti-semitism was limited to only the capital city to help the german soilders to move into sighet

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Battle of the Bulge December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945.

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The spring 1945 offensive in Italy, codenamed Operation Grapeshot, was the final Allied attack during the Italian Campaign in the final stages of the Second World War.

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Victory in Europe day. Celebration in Europe of the end of the WWII after 6 years .

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Hitler commits suicide in order to not get caught.

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On April 28, 1945 Benito Mussolini (Italian Leader) was killed after fleeing to Switzerland.

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On April 28, 1945 Benito Mussolini (Italian Leader) was killed after fleeing to Switzerland.

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-Eric

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Little boy was dropped by the United States in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor and in an attempt to end the war.

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Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima,Japan, on August 6, 1945.

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Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima,Japan, on August 6, 1945.

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-Eric

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Fat Man Bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan,  leading to the end of the war.

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World War II ended September 2, 1945, but it wasn't until December when it "officially" ended.  In total there were 50-70 million deaths.

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Founding of the United Nations.

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U.S. and North Korea sign a truce ending the Korean War on July 27.

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The Cold War started due to democracies not taking kindly to communism, but it was soon resolved in 1991.