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The First Nuclear Reactor
The United States created and tested the first nuclear reactor in a lab. -
Steel Coins
The United States started selling steel one-cent coins due to a shortage of copper because of WWII. -
War Labor Disputes Act
Allowed the president to take control of businesses on strike that interfered with production for the war. -
The Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin all meet up to talk about the ending of WWII. -
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Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Truman was Roosevelt's Vice President before he passed away, then obtained office. Truman also dropped an atomic bomb in Japan ending WWII. -
End of World War II
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Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson is the first ever black man to play professional baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. -
Hydrogen Bomb
The construction of the Hydrogen Bomb gets approved by president Truman. -
The Discovery of DNA
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Death of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin, a leader of the Soviet Union, died of a stroke.