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The Invasion of Poland
German forces launched a surprise attack on Poland, which started World War 2. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain, which was a pivotal air campaign of World War II, saw the Royal Air Force defend the skies of the United Kingdom against the Luftwaffe, ultimately preventing a German invasion of Britain. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawai. Which resulted in a lot of damages and casualties. this event also caused the U.S. to join World War 2. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater. The results of the battle was a decisive American victory that ruined Japan's ability to launch large-scale mobile strikes and this turned the tide of the war in the Pacific. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad is the bloodiest battle in history. It was a very brutal and decisive engagement between the Soviets and the Germans. It was a crushing defeat for the Germans and a turning point in the Eastern Front. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II. It was the landing of British and U.S. troops in Morocco and Algeria marking the first major Anglo-American operation and a crucial step in the North African campaign. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, aimed to protect cultural properties during and after World War II, including identifying, safeguarding, and recovering works of art and other cultural items from war damage or Nazi looting. -
The Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history, involving some 6,000 tanks. It marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet offensives of 1944–45. -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
D-Day was an Allied invasion of Normandy that began with airborne troops dropping behind enemy lines, followed by massive naval and aerial bombardment, and the landing of troops on five beaches. It led to the liberation of France, and it denied Germany any further exploitation of that country's economic and manpower resources. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the "Ardennes Offensive", was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II. German forces launched a surprise attack in the Ardennes forest. They initially pushed through Allied lines, but ultimately failed to achieve their objectives and were pushed back by Allied counterattacks. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, also know as "Operation Iceberg" was the largest and bloodiest battle in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Allied forces, including the U.S., invaded the island of Okinawa to secure a base for the planned invasion of Japan. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The battle was a brutal five-week battle in which U.S. Marines and Navy forces landed on and captured the volcanic island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army, resulting in a high cost of lives on both sides. -
The Death of FDR
He died in the middle of his term at the end of WW2. His death was significant because he was seen as a great leader and brought us out of the Great Depression and built us into an amazing country. He also served the most terms of any President. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin during the Soviet invasion. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The United States dropped the "Fat Man" atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, resulting in a devastating explosion that killed an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 people. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped an atomic bomb called "Little Boy" on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Immediately killing 70,000 people.