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Hitler's Death
Along with his wife killing herself with cyanide, Hitler commited suicide by gunshot in his Führerbunker in Berlin. -
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The Division of Germany
This is the timespan it took for the division of Germany to become official. -
WWII Ended Officially
On this day WWII was officially ended -
Civil War in Greece
The Civil War in Greece was fought between the government and the people. We aided the government side along with England. It was fought until 1949. -
Truman Doctrine Speech
The Truman Docrine caused President Truman to give a speech before a joint session of congress. He asked Congress to support the Greek Government against the Communists and to provide assistance for Turkey, since that nation, too, had previously been dependent on British aid (which stopped supporting them before this speech) -
Announcment of the Marshall Plan
This plan was announced to tell America that we will be aiding Western Europe. -
NATO Creation
This was the North Atlantic Trade Organization with us and Europe and led to The Warsaw Pact. -
Soviets Test an Atomic Bomb
The Soviets tested the first atomic bomb on built bridges, houses, and animals. A flying over plane sensed radiation and reported the test of the bomb. -
Start of The Korean War
This was a war between North and South Korea with us on the South's side, and China on the North's side. -
KGB Established
Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti, was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until its break-up in 1991. -
Sputnik
This was the first artificial Earth satelite. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses.
