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Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, heavy loss of life; U.S. fleet steams to sea
December 7, 1941
FDR asks war against Japan
December 8, 1941
Allies land in France in greatest amphibious assault of all time
June 6, 1944
Big Three plan unconditional surrender terms for Germany
February 12, 1945
Mussolini, mistress executed by firing squad
April 29, 1945
Buchenwald "living hell," says French writer
May 3, 1945
Japanese ex-premier admits war guilt after suicide attempt
September 11, 1945
Japanese democracy needs nursing, Emperor tells United Press
September 25, 1945
The assassination of Mohandas Gandhi
January 30, 1948
Jewish state proclaimed in Palestine; Arab-Jewish fighting erupts
May 14, 1948
North Koreans drive within four miles of Seoul
June 27, 1950
MacArthur cable to UP's Hugh Baille
December 1, 1950
North Koreans invade South Korea
June 25, 1950
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